Bukan – 63-year-old Rahman Aslani arrested and held incommunicado

Hengaw – Thursday, July 31, 2025

Rahman Aslani, a 63-year-old Kurdish man from Bukan, has been arrested by agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Intelligence Department and transferred to an undisclosed location. Three days after his arrest, his whereabouts and condition remain unknown.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Intelligence forces raided Aslani’s home and detained him without presenting an arrest warrant. He was subsequently taken to an unknown location, and no further contact has been made since.

A source familiar with the case reported that the agents also confiscated the mobile phones of both Aslani and his wife during the arrest.

To date, no official information has been released regarding the reasons for his detention, the charges against him, or his place of custody.