Tehran: 4 Months of Arbitrary Detention and Lack of Information on Mojtaba Hajian, a Young Kurdish Man from Ilam

May 23, 2026; Four months after the arbitrary arrest of "Mojtaba Hajian," a 21-year-old Kurdish youth from Abdanan (Ilam province) residing in Tehran, he remains arbitrarily detained in limbo at an unknown location, with no information available regarding his fate.

An informed source, confirming this news to Kurdpa, stated: "Mojtaba Hajian," a 21-year-old Kurdish youth from Abdanan county in Ilam who resides in Tehran, was arrested by security forces on January 26, 2026, without a judicial warrant and transferred to an unknown location. Now, four months into his arbitrary detention, there is no information about his fate or place of detention, and he has been deprived of any right to access a lawyer, visitations, or communication with his family.

The arbitrary detention of this young Kurdish man has exceeded four months while the security agencies responsible for his arrest have provided no explanation to his relatives regarding the reasons for his detention. Furthermore, the persistent follow-ups by his family and relatives have yielded no results, a situation that has raised severe concerns over his life and safety.