Continued Crackdown in Kurdish Cities
Five Citizens Arrested in Mariwan by Iranian Security Forces Amid escalating security pressures in Iran's Kurdish regions, five Kurdish citizens from Mariwan were arrested by Iranian security forces on Sunday, June 29, 2025 (8 Tir 1404 in the Persian calendar), and taken to an undisclosed location. The individuals have been identified as Ahsan Osmani (22), Hamzeh Osmani (24), Ramyar Rezaei (25), Omid Bakha (30), and Abdullah Bakha (35), all residents of the village of "Daranakhi," a rural area near Mariwan in Iran’s Kurdistan Province. According to informed sources, security agents raided the homes of the detainees at the time of arrest, searching the properties and reportedly threatening family members. As of the time of this report, no information is available regarding the reasons for their arrest, the location of their detention, or the charges they may be facing. These arrests come in the wake of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel following a brief but intense military conflict. Since the cessation of hostilities, a wave of repression and arbitrary detentions has swept across Iran, particularly targeting residents of Kurdish regions. Human rights observers view this latest crackdown as part of a broader strategy by the Islamic Republic to tighten internal control and suppress potential dissent in the aftermath of recent regional developments.
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