November 8, 2026; "Sahand Nikkhah," a 16-year-old Kurdish teenager from Ilam and a high school student in the Mathematics and Physics track, was temporarily released on bail on Saturday, November 7, 2026, after 23 days of arbitrary detention. Throughout his detention, he was deprived of access to legal counsel, family visits, and phone contact with his family.

An informed source stated in an interview with Kurdpa that Sahand Nikkhah spent the first 18 days of his detention under arrest and interrogation in one of the security detention facilities of the Intelligence Department before being transferred to the Central Prison of Ilam. Following his transfer to this prison, he was granted the right to phone contact with his family and was ultimately released temporarily upon posting bail.

On October 16, 2026, Sahand Nikkhah was arrested by security forces of the Intelligence Department without a judicial warrant and transferred to an undisclosed location. To date, the reasons for the arrest of this Kurdish teenager remain unclarified, and security forces have provided no explanation in this regard.