Former Kurdish political prisoner arrested in Oshnaviyeh

Hengaw: A former Kurdish political prisoner has been arrested by

13 February 2021 15:32

 

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Hengaw: A former Kurdish political prisoner has been arrested  by Iranian security forces in Oshnaviyeh district of West Azerbaijan (Urmia) province in Iranian Kurdistan and taken to an unknown location.

According to a report received by Hengaw  Human Rights Organization, during the past few days, "Seyyed Najmuddin Hosseini", from Oshnaviyeh, was arrested by Iranian security forces  and transferred to an unknown location.

According to an informed source, the reason for the arrest of Seyyed Najmuddin Hosseini and his whereabouts are still unknown  , and his family's efforts to find out his fate have been fruitless.

It is worth mentioning that Seyyed Najmuddin Hosseini had previously been sentenced to three years and six months in prison on charges of collaborating with a Kurdish opposition party and was released on parole.


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