Detention of a Kurdish citizen in Mahabad

17:07 - 17 January 2021

 On Saturday, January 16th, a Kurdish citizen named "Amir Bayazidi Azar", the son of Mustafa from the village of "Laj" in district of Mahabad, was arrested by security forces.

 Security forces arrested this citizen without issuing any court order and transferred him to the Mahabad Intelligence Detention Center for interrogation.

 Despite the pursuit of the citizen's family to find out about his fate, the security forces refuse to provide a clear answer in this regard.

 No information is available on the reason for the arrest and the charges against this citizen.