Arrests of Kurdish Individuals by Iranian Security Forces Rises to Three in Piranshahr

Hengaw: Friday, September 6, 2024

With the recent arrest of Ali Hosseinpour, the number of individuals arrested in Piranshahr has risen to three, as tensions mount on the eve of the second anniversary of the government-sanctioned killing of Jina Amini.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the morning of Thursday, September 5, 2024, Ali Hosseinpour, a Kurdish man from the village of “Chianeh” in Piranshahr, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.

An informed source stated that the security forces raided his home at 3 a.m., without presenting a search warrant, and arrested him using violence and physical force.

Additionally, two other Kurdish men, Suleiman Choupani and Saadoun Sharifi, were also arrested by security agencies in Piranshahr around the same time.