Pouya Esfandiari, a Kurdish Nurse at Milad Hospital in Tehran, Arrested, and His Fate Remains Unknown
Hengaw: Saturday, August 24, 2024
Pouya Esfandiari, a Kurdish nurse from Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province working at Milad Hospital in Tehran, was arrested by Iranian security forces five days ago and transferred to an undisclosed location. Since then, no information has been made available regarding his whereabouts.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Pouya Esfandiari, a 31-year-old Kurdish nurse from Divandarreh, was arrested by Iranian Intelligence forces and transferred to an undisclosed location. He has been denied the right to communicate via phone or meet with his family.
Sources indicate that Pouya Esfandiari was arrested due to his participation in protests and strikes by nurses that have been taking place in hospitals across various cities in recent days. Efforts by his family and relatives to obtain information about his fate have so far been unsuccessful.
To date, there is no accurate information available regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him, his place of detention, or his current condition.
