On the evening of Monday, Aug 20, 2018, security forces raided the house of an environmental activist called Moslem Sobhani in Sanandaj and confiscated a number of his personal belongings while arresting and transferring him to an unknown location.

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on the evening of Aug 20, the security forces of Sanandaj have raided the house of Moslem Sobhani and arrested him without a judicial order.

There is still no news about the fate of this activist despite the follow-up of his family from court and the Sanandaj Intelligence Office.

It is noteworthy that two other environmental activists, called Sahar Kazemi and Arman Ghafouri, have been arrested by security forces in Sanandaj and Marivan during the past couple of weeks.