In the past two days, two young people have ended their life by suicide in the cities of Saqez and Baneh.

According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on the morning of Tuesday, Aug 8, 2017, a 33-year-old man called Kaveh Abde Khoda hanged himself in his house and ended his life due to financial problems. Abde Khoda, resident of Haji Abad in Saghez, was married with one child.

Moreover, on Wednesday afternoon, Aug 9, 26-year-old Hiwa Rasuli from Sanandaj and resident of Baneh ended his life due to family disputes by hanging himself in his house.

According to the witnesses, Rasuli has called his brother and mother before committing the Suicide and asked them for forgiveness.

The remarkable increase in suicide rate in Kurdistan during the current year months has led to a wave of worry among people. Only in the recent two months, 27 people have committed suicide.