Saqqez: Arbitrary detention of Sahar Mehdi by security forces and transfer to an unknown location

21:43 - 22 April 2026

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, a Kurdish citizen named "Sahar Mehdi" from the city of  was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location.

According to an informed source, security forces arrested this Kurdish woman at her family home without presenting a judicial warrant.

This informed source added: this Kurdish citizen was arrested by security forces after contacting her brother, who is a member of one of the Kurdish parties in opposition to the Iranian government.

Until the moment of publication of this news, no information is available regarding the charges brought and the place of detention of Sahar Mehdi.