Urmia: Alireza Khaledi Arbitrarily Arrested and Held Incommunicado for Five Days
23:07 - 4 July 2025

In recent days, Alireza Khaledi, a 22-year-old Kurdish citizen from Urmia, has been arbitrarily arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
According to a reliable source who spoke to Kurdpa, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Mr. Khaledi, a resident of Hasanabad village in the Sumay Baradust district of Urmia, was arrested without the presentation of a judicial warrant and taken to an unknown location.
Five days after his arrest, and despite persistent inquiries by his family, security authorities have refused to provide any information regarding his whereabouts or condition.
As of the time of publication, no details are available regarding the reasons for his arrest or the charges brought against him.