Arrest of a citizen for raising the Kurdistan flag

10:55 - 22 March 2020

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On Tuesday, March 17th, a Kurdish citizen, Mohammed Obaidi, from Marivan, was arrested by intelligence forces.

This Kurdish citizen was arrested during a ceremony of Showarshama Sori for raising the flag of Kurdistan.

Intelligence forces transformed him to an unknown location after his arrest.

So far, the Kurdish citizen's family's pursuit about his fate has been fruitless.

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