The Second Anniversary of the State-Sanctioned Killing of Jina Amini: Another Kurdish Man Arrested in Piranshahr

Hengaw: Friday, September 6, 2024

As the second anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of Jina Amini approaches, Iranian security forces continue their wave of arrests targeting Kurdish individuals. Vahid Abubakri, a 27-year-old Kurdish man from the village of Kandra in Piranshahr, has been arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Vahid Abubakri was arrested on Thursday, September 5, 2024, by agents from the Iranian Intelligence Department and transferred to an undisclosed location.

An informed source indicated that intelligence forces stormed into his house at 1 a.m., without presenting a search warrant, and arrested him while creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.

As of the time of this report, no detailed information has been made available regarding the reasons for Abubakri’s arrest, the charges against him, or his current whereabouts.