Arrest of four Kurdish citizens in Kurdish cities

11:52 - 17 October 2019

Kurdpa Agency: Four Kurdish citizens were detained in Urmia, Paveh and Marivan during rally protesting in support of Rojava and were transferred to an unknown location.

 According to a report by the Kurdistan Press Agency, on Monday, October 1, a young Kurd named Masoud Sinabandi, from Urmia was arrested and detained on charges of "participating in supporting rallies of Rojava,". 

 Also in Paveh, two Kurdish citizens, Soroush Amini and Kamal Fatahi, were arrested for attending in protesting rally in support of Rojava and no information is available on their fate. 

 Also in the city ofMarivan, a young man, Mohammad Naderi, has been arrested for allegedly "burning the Turkey's flag" in protesting rally in support of Rojava.

 In recent days, after protests in Iranian-Kurdish towns in support of Rojava and the condemnation of the Turkey's government, intelligence forces have been massively summoning and detaining Kurdish citizens.

 Photo: Massoud Sinabandi