Detention of a Kurdish citizen in Mahabad

10:44 - 10 January 2021
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 On Saturday, January 9th, a Kurdish citizen named "Shapul Khezrpour", the son of Hussein from the "Bari Shilanan" neighborhood of Mahabad, was arrested by security forces.

 Security forces raided the citizen's private home without issuing any court order and arrested him.

 Security forces arrested this Kurdish citizen on charges of "collaborating with a Kurdish opposition party of the Iranian government."

 This citizen was transferred to an unknown location after his arrest.

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