Arbitrary detention of Pedram Moeini Kurdish Activist in Baneh

Hengaw; Monday, June 12, 2023

Paderam Moeini, a Kurdish activist and a Ph.D. student specializing in Political Sociology, has once again been apprehended by government forces and transferred to an undisclosed location. This is not the first time he has faced unlawful arrest, as he was previously detained during the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement.
 

According to a report received by the Hengaw organization for Human Rights, on Sunday, June 11th, 2023, Paderam Moeini, a Kurdish activist residing in Baneh, was taken into custody by Iranian government authorities.
 

Reliable sources have revealed that government forces conducted a raid on Paderam Moeini’s  workplace in Baneh, after a thoroughly  searchin his personal belongings and seizing his mobile phone.
 

Paderam Moeni, Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Sociology at the Research Sciences University in Tehran, had also been apprehended by undercover agents in Tehran during nationwide protests on Saturday, September 24, 2022.
 

At this moment, detailed information regarding the specific charges brought against Paderam Moeini, the conditions under which he is being held and his whereabouts remains unknown.