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Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 – A Kurdish activist in
the city of Sanandaj, northwest Iran (Kurdistan),
was arrested by State Security Forces,
Persian-language websites reported on Thursday.
Hiva Youssefi was nabbed on Tuesday and his family
said that no reason was given for his arrest.
Youssefi was active in anti-government protests by
Iran’s Kurdish population. On July 30, he addressed
a protest demonstration outside the governorate
building in Sanandaj.
Youssefi’s family said that officials refused to
reveal his whereabouts during repeated visits to
local police stations and the local offices of the
Ministry of Intelligence and Security, Iran’s secret
police.
Separately, the head of a Kurdish weekly that was
banned by the authorities on August 4 said that he
received a notice to appear in court next Tuesday.
Borhan Zarehtan Lahouni is facing charges of “acting
against national security”.
www.iranfocus.com
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