Iranian-American Archives - KHRN

October 7, 2019

Iranian-American Citizen Arrested

An Iranian-American citizen has been transferred to “an unknown location” on 7 October from Orumiyeh Central Prison after being held at Ward 4 of Orumiyeh Central Prison for a few days, a source confirmed to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Akbar Lakestani, an Iranian-American citizen was arrested last week at the Sarv border after entering the Iranian territory in West Azerbaijan province. Lakestani was able to call his family for...

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