Iran arrests activists protesting burning of garbage near village

Hengaw – Iran’s security forces on Thursday arrested five civil rights activists from the Kurdish city of Mariwan and transported them to an unknown location.

Security forces arrested five environmentalists near Gweza-Kwera of Kurdistan Province, where they were protesting local authorities’ actions damaging the area’s environment, a local source told Hengaw.

Recently, the municipality of Mariwan has been dumping the garbage of the city in a hole they dug near Gweza-Kwera next to Grdallan River. This action has been met with widesp