According to news sources, Pedram Hosseinpanahi, a Kurdish citizen residing in Sanandaj, was arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic on Thursday, February 15. Human rights organizations Kurdpa and Hengaw reported that Pedram Hosseinpanahi was arrested at a checkpoint between Dehgolan and Sanandaj without any judicial documents and was transferred to an unknown location. These two organizations, citing informed sources, wrote that this citizen was arrested while visiting the family of Mohammad Faramarzi, an executed political prisoner. The website Hrana, the organ of human rights activists in Iran, also reported that Hosseinpanahi's arrest occurred 'after visiting the family' of Faramarzi. The human rights organizations that published this news emphasized that as of the time of this report, there was no precise information available regarding the reasons for the arrest, the charges against this citizen, or his place of detention. Mohammad Faramarzi was one of four Kurdish prisoners executed on February 9. Iranian news agencies reported on Tuesday, February 9, the execution of Pejman Fatehi, Mohammad Faramarzi, Vafa Azarbar, and Mohsen Mazloom, four Kurdish political prisoners, in Qezel Hesar prison in Karaj. These four individuals were members of the Komala Party of Kurdistan, who were arrested in Urmia in early 2022 and accused of 'spying for Israel,' an accusation that was strongly denied by the four defendants themselves. The issuance of death sentences for four Baluch prisoners and the charge of 'baghi' for a Kurdish social worker. The issuance of a 3-year prison sentence for Azad Amini, a civil activist from Saqez. The Revolutionary Court sentenced the uncle of Mahsa Amini to 64 months in prison and a two-year travel ban. The Iranian human rights activists reported that the judiciary issued 35 death sentences in one month. Executions in Iran continue; strikes are ongoing in several cities, and people have visited the families of those executed. Amnesty International condemned the execution of four Kurdish political prisoners in Iran 'after a severely unfair secret trial.'
Arrest of a Citizen Following Visit to Family of Executed Kurdish Prisoner Mohammad Faramarzi
Pedram Hosseinpanahi, a Kurdish citizen, was arrested by Iranian security forces while visiting the family of executed political prisoner Mohammad Faramarzi. His arrest raises concerns about the treatment of political dissenters and the ongoing repression of Kurdish activists in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Pedram Hosseinpanahi arrested by Iranian security forces after visiting family of executed Kurdish prisoner.
- security forces of the Islamic Republic arrest Pedram Hosseinpanahi
- Iranian authorities execute Mohammad Faramarzi, Pejman Fatehi, Vafa Azarbar, Mohsen Mazloom
- Amnesty International condemn Iran
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The arrest of Hosseinpanahi underscores the Iranian regime's crackdown on dissent.
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