The arrest of a member of the Reporters Without Borders organization by Turkish security forces and the risk of his deportation to Iran
Mohammad Mamandzadeh, a 26-year-old civil and environmental activist from Sardasht and a member of th
Hengaw: Friday, August 12, 2022
Mohammad Mamandzadeh, a 26-year-old civil and environmental activist from Sardasht and a member of the Reporters Without Borders organization, was arrested by Turkish security forces on Thursday, August 11, 2022, and faces the risk of deportation to Iran.
According to the report received by Hengaw Human Rights Organization, this Kurdish activist was arrested by the Turkish security agencies in the city of Demre located in Antalya province.
Two months ago, Mohammad Mamandzadeh left his hometown and went to Turkey with the intention of going to Europe, after repeated summons by Iran's security institutions.
It should be noted that Mohammad Mamandzadeh is one of the media, civil, and environmental activists from Sardasht, who has been summoned, interrogated, and threatened many times by the security institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Also, the security forces have raided the house of the Kurdish activist at least 3 times this year and searched his house.
While expressing great concern over the possibility of Mohammad Mamandzadeh's deportation, the Hengaw Human Rights Organization calls for the immediate intervention of international human rights organizations and institutions and support for asylum seekers in order to prevent his deportation.
