Mass detention of at least 6 Kurds by the Iranian authorities in Baneh
In recent days, the local Intelligence Agency in Baneh has summoned and subjected at least
Hengaw, Thursday, July 20, 2023
In recent days, the local Intelligence Agency in Baneh has summoned and subjected at least six citizens to interrogation. The identity of Farough Hosseinpenah, Loghman Khademi, Saadoun Abdollahi, Mostafa Esmaili, Hassan Khedripour, and Ali Karimi have been confirmed by Hengaw to be among those detained.
According to reports obtained by the Hengaw organization for Human Rights, the Intelligence Agency in Baneh summoned and interrogated Farough Hosseinpenahi, Loghman Khademi, Saadoun Abdollahi, Mostafa Esmaili, Hassan Khedripour, and Ali Karimi from the village of Sivech, in Baneh county.
Of particular note, on Sunday, July 15th, 2023, Hassan Khedripour and Ali Karimi were arrested subsequent to their summoning by the Intelligence Agency. Further details indicate that while Ali Karimi was released following the interrogation, he was later rearrested at "Hunar Square" in Baneh and returned to the custody of the Intelligence Agency.
The motives behind the summoning and interrogation of these individuals remain undisclosed at this moment, and there is currently no available information concerning the circumstances surrounding the detention of Hassan Khedripour and Ali Karimi, leaving their custodial status uncertain.
