The number of detainees in Oshnaviyeh reaches up to  14 — detention of Salim Sharifi

The number of detainees in Oshnaviyeh reaches up to 14 — detention of Salim Sharifi

11:26 - 3 February 2021

 

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Hengaw: Following the wave of mass detention of Kurdish citizens in Oshnaviyeh (Sheno) district of West Azerbaijan (Urmia) province in Iranian Kurdistan another citizen has been detained  by Iranian security forces.

 According to a report received by Hengaw  Human Rights Organization, on Monday, February 1, 2021, Iranian security forces raided the home of a Kurdish citizen identified as "Salim Sharifi"  Oshnaviyeh and detained him.
 Salim Sharifi is a resident of the village of "Kurosh Abad" (Quroshavi) and was transferred to an unknown location after his detention .

 As of preparation of this report , the reason or reasons for Salim Sharifi's arrest and the charges against him have not been clarified yet .

 Taking this into account and citing Hengaw’s statistics, at least 14 Kurdish citizens have been detained by Iranian security services  in Oshnaviyeh over the past few days.