Six Baloch citizens were arrested by government forces

In the cities of Sistan and Balouchestan Province, the government forces detained Molavi Nazir Bak

23 June 2023 23:08

 

Hengaw; Friday, June 23, 2023


In the cities of Sistan and Balouchestan Province, the government forces detained Molavi Nazir Bakshizehi and Molavi Kamran Salemizehi, two Baloch clerics, a student named Farzad Dehghani, as well as three other citizens named Ahmad Shahuzehi, Farshid (surname unknown), and Azizullah ( surname unknown).
 

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Friday, June 23, 2023, government forces raided a religious school in Rask and arrested two clerics named Molavi Nazir Bakshizehi and Molavi Kamran Salemizehi and Fatzad Dehqani, a student of this school.
 


These three citizens were arrested by government forces employing violence, according to the video that has been published after their arrest.
 

Furthermore, Farshid (surname unknown) and Azizullah (surname unknown) were arrested by government forces at the Farabi crossroads in Iranshahr city, Sistan and Balouchestan province.
 

Another citizen of Zahedan named Ahmad Shahuzehi, 20 years old, was arrested by government forces after Friday Prayer.
 

A protest march was staged today by citizens in several Sistan and Baluchistan cities. During the march, government security forces detained a number of protesters, and the possibility of increasing the number of detainees is high.


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