Mahabad; Detention and Lack of Information Regarding the Fate of “Omid Azizi,” Kurdish Youth

February 5, 2026; Following two days since the violent and arbitrary detention of “Omid Azizi,” a Kurdish youth from the village of “Qom-Qaleh” in “Mahabad,” there is still no information regarding his fate or place of detention.

According to an informed source speaking to “Kurdpa”; “Omid Azizi” was arrested on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 4, 2026, following a violent raid by security forces on his personal residence without the presentation of a judicial warrant and was transferred to an unknown location.

Until the publication of this news, there is no information regarding the reasons for the arrest, or the physical and legal status of this Kurdish citizen, and he has had no contact or communication with his family since the time of his detention.