Bukan: Karim Qaderpour, Father Seeking Justice, Arbitrarily Arrested by Security Forces

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Karim Qaderpour, the father of Awat Qaderpour, one of the victims of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising in Bukan, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.

According to a reliable source, Mr. Qaderpour was arrested without the presentation of a judicial warrant, and ten days after his arrest, his fate and place of detention remain unknown.

As of the time of publication, no information has been provided regarding the reasons for his arrest or the charges against him.

On November 18, 2022, Awat Qaderpour, aged 20, from the village of Melaler and residing in Bukan, was critically injured by direct fire from security forces during public protests in the city. He died from his injuries on November 30, 2022, at Sayyedal-Shohada Hospital in Urmia. He had been shot inside his private vehicle at the Nachit checkpoint.

Awat Qaderpour’s burial took place under heavy security measures at night on December 1, 2022, in his home village of Melaler.