Kermanshah; 27 Days of Detention and Absolute Lack of Information Regarding the Fate of Moslem Seydi, Instructor/ Serious Family Concerns Regarding the Execution of Heavy Sentences, Including Death Penalty

February 4, 2026; After 27 days since the arbitrary detention of “Moslem Seydi,” a 39-year-old Kurdish youth from “Kermanshah,” there is still no precise information regarding his fate and status. The release of a forced confession video related to the popular protests in “Kermanshah”—in which his relatives suspect that the image of one of the detainees shown walking in that report may be “Moslem Seydi”—has significantly increased concerns for his life and fate. His family and associates are worried about the issuance of heavy sentences, including the death penalty, against him.

An informed source, while confirming this news to “Kurdpa,” stated: “Moslem Seydi,” a 39-year-old Kurdish youth from “Kermanshah,” an instructor and head of the “Kermanshah” Automobile and Motorcycle Federation and the owner of a butcher shop on “Maskan” Street in this city, was arrested on January 9, 2026, inside a doctor’s office on “Kashani” Street by security forces without the presentation of a judicial warrant and was transferred to an unknown location. After 27 days since his arrest, there is no news regarding his status, place of detention, or fate.

“Moslem Seydi’s” lack of access to a lawyer, deprivation of visitation and contact with his family, and total lack of information about his status have caused severe concern for his family and relatives. These concerns have intensified under circumstances where, about a week ago, state media released a forced confession film related to the popular protests in “Kermanshah”; a video published in a distorted manner alongside security scenario-building for several detainees under titles such as “saboteurs” and “agents of colonialism in the grip of the law.” The publication of this video has caused the families of the detainees in “Kermanshah” to be extremely worried about the lives and fates of their children within completely unfair judicial processes and in the absence of the right to access a lawyer.