Detention of two citizens in Paveh and Sanandaj

Hengaw: in continues the wave of arrests of Kurdish citizens by security forces, two other citizens were arrested by Iranian authorities in the cities of Paveh and Sanandaj and transferred to an unknown location.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, on Wednesday,(August 15, 2021) security forces in the city of Paveh arrested a young man identified as "Faryar Behnam" and transferred him to an unknown location.

On the other hand, on Wednesday, August 11, security forces in the city of Sanandaj raided the house of Amir Hooshmand, a Kurdish activist, and arrested him.

As of this moment, the reason for the arrest of the two citizens and the charges against them, as well as their whereabouts, are unknown.