August 26, 2026; Continuing the wave of arbitrary arrests in Kurdish cities, "Afshin Tavasoli", a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, was arbitrarily arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2026, following a raid on his home by security forces without a judicial warrant, and was transferred to an unknown location. To date, no information is available regarding his fate.

An informed source confirmed this news to Kurdpa, stating: Security forces raided Afshin Tavasoli's home in the early hours of Wednesday, arresting him without presenting a judicial warrant and transferring him to an unknown location.

Afshin Tavasoli is approximately 50 years old, married, and has children.

Until the time of publication of this news, no information is available regarding the reasons for this Kurdish citizen's arrest, and security forces have provided no explanation in this regard.