At least seven Kurds arrested across multiple cities

Hengaw - Tuesday, January 20, 2026

At least seven Kurdish individuals have been arrested by Iranian government forces in the cities of Marivan, Javanrud, Kamyaran, and Karaj, according to information obtained by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.

Those detained include Artin Nadimi and Mardin Nadimi, 19-year-old twin brothers from Kamyaran; Mohammad Marabi, also from Kamyaran; Peshawa Salehi from Marivan; Arian Fatehi from Javanrud; Sina Nazari, a Kurdish follower of the Yarsan faith and a resident of Karaj; and Sina Alishahi, also a resident of Karaj.

Peshawa Salehi, from Marivan, was arrested during a raid on his home by government forces on Monday, January 19, 2026, and transferred to an undisclosed location.

Arian Fatehi, a young resident of Javanrud, was arrested by government forces on Saturday, January 17, 2026.

Mohammad Marabi, from the village of Marab in Kamyaran County, was arrested on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

Earlier, on January 10, 2026, Artin Nadimi and Mardin Nadimi, twin brothers from the village of Gazarkhani in Kamyaran, were arrested by government forces.

On the same day, Sina Alishahi, originally from Sanandaj, was also arrested by government forces in Karaj.

Sina Nazari, from the village of Safarshah in Dalahu County, Kermanshah Province, and a resident of Karaj, was arrested on January 10, 2026. No information regarding his fate or whereabouts has been made available so far.