Over the past 30 days, at least 32 civilians and activists were arrested by security forces affiliated with the Intelligence Bureau and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in various cities of Kurdistan.
According to data released by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), recent arrests have taken place in the cities of Kamyaran, Sanandaj, Marivan, Saqqez, Takab, Shahindezh, Ashnouyah, Mahabad and Maku. Most of these detainees are under interrogation at the security detention centres of Saqqez, Sanandaj, And Orumiyeh.
Family members of these detainees have told KHRN that their queries on the situation of these individuals by visiting the court and security agencies have been in vain. None of the family members have managed to visit or talk on the phone with the detainees yet.
“Following the clashes of IRGC with members of a Kurdish opposition party in the Chalderan area, a large number of civilians in this area were collectively detained by the IRGC forces and they are being interrogated at the Al-Mahdi Army Detention Centre in Orumiyeh.”, a Kurdish civilian, who was recently detained in Orumiyeh, told KHRN after his release.
“All the three of detainees, who had returned to Orumiyeh upon coordination of their families with security agencies, were detained again by the Intelligence Bureau last month. They are interrogated at the Detention centres during the days and they are transferred to Orumiyeh Central Prison at nights. “, the above source said about three young female detainees on charge of membership in one of the Kurdish opposition parties.
KHRN has previously released the identity of a number of detainees in its reports since June this year.
