Iranian intelligence forces arrest Kurdish Yarsani follower Yousef Gharibi

Hengaw – Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Yousef Gharibi, a Kurdish man and follower of the Yarsan faith, has been arrested by Iranian intelligence forces in Eslamabad-e Gharb (Shabad) and taken to an undisclosed location.

According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Gharibi, 37, a resident of Changur Jalilvand village in Dalahu County, was arrested at around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, by agents of the Intelligence Department in Shabad without a warrant.

Sources told Hengaw that the arrest took place at his workplace in the town’s business and industrial district.

Efforts by Gharibi’s family to obtain information about his condition and whereabouts have so far been unsuccessful.

His current whereabouts, legal status, and any charges against him remain unknown.