A Kurdish youth was seriously wounded by shooting of government forces in Baneh

10:02 - 24 September 2020

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On Wednesday, October 23, a young Kurdish man named Kayvan Qaderpour, the son of Majid from the village of Malta in the Baneh district, was severely wounded by government forces in the village of Chuman.

This young Kurdish man was severely wounded in the head due to fire of government troops and was taken to a hospital in Sanandaj for medical treatment. The general condition of Kayvan Qaderpour is reported to be serious.

Government forces fired directly at this citizen while grazing livestock, without complying with the law.

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