16-Year-Old Baloch Child Arrested by Iranian Security Forces

Hengaw; Sunday, August 31, 2024

A 16-year-old Baloch child, identified as Hoviat Hessam Darzadeh Naz from Pishin, Rask, a district of Sistan and Baluchestan province, has been arrested by the Intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in this city.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, August 31, 2024, a 16-year-old Baloch child named Hoviat Hessam Darzadeh Naz, from the Gazdan neighborhood in Pishin district, Rask County, was arrested by the IRGC Intelligence forces in this city and transferred to an undisclosed location.

According to informed sources, this Baloch child was arrested by the IRGC forces near a Basij base.

As of the time of this report, there is no precise information available regarding the reasons for the arrest, the charges against him, or whereabouts of this child.