Arrest of a Kurdish artist in Bokan

17:09 - 7 July 2020

On Monday, July 6, a Kurdish artist named "Abdullah Chavoshi" from the village of "Haji Lak" in the "Choumi Majid Khan" area of ​​Bokan was arrested by intelligence forces and taken to an unknown location.

 According to an informed source, security forces raided the artist's private home without legal permission and arrested him.

 The informed source added: "Security forces fired in the air during the arrest of this artist."

 The informed source stated: "Haji Lak village is currently under the strict control of the security forces."

 As of this writing, no information is available on why the Kurdish artist was arrested.