Urmia; One Week of Detention and Lack of Information Regarding the Fate of Ashkan Kalaki

19:23 - 25 January 2026
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January 24, 2026; Despite the passage of one week since the arrest of Ashkan Kalaki, a Kurdish citizen from the village of “Jalqaran” in the Soma-ye Baradust region of Urmia, no precise information regarding his fate is available.

According to an informed source, this Kurdish youth was arrested one week ago by security forces without being presented with a judicial warrant and has so far been deprived of access to a lawyer and meetings with his family.

Until the moment of publication of this news, no information is available regarding the reason for the arrest or the charges brought against this citizen.

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