At least five Kurdish citizens detained in Oshnaviyeh for participating in Newroz celebrations

Hengaw: At least five Kurdish citizens from  Oshnaviyeh district of West Azerbaijan (Urmia) province in Iranian Kurdistan  have been arrested by the security services of the Islamic Republic of Iran in recent days.

According to a report received by Hengaw  Human Rights Organization, on Monday, March 22, 2021, Iranian security forces in Oshnaviyeh arrested four citizens identified as Saleh Hassanpour, Issa Hassanpour, Hadi, and Ali Hassanpour.

Also on Saturday, March 20, 2021, Iranian security forces arrested another citizen identified as "Hadi Khalandzadeh".

According to an informed source, these five citizens have been arrested on charges of participating in Newroz celebrations in Oshnaviyeh, and their fate is unknown.

  In recent days, several other citizens have been arrested in the cities of Marivan, Sanandaj and Saqqiz on the same charges.