Arrest of a Kurdish citizen in Sarpol-e Zahab

11:13 - 26 February 2020

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On Friday, February 21st, a Kurdish citizen, Abdullah Sadeghi, was arrested by intelligence forces and taken to an unknown location.

This Kurdish young man was arrested without legal authorization and intelligence officials accused him about "propaganda against boycotting the elections".

So far, the citizen's family has been unsuccessful in finding out about his fate.

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