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Ali Rasoulian, a Kurdish man from Bukan, was arrested by Iranian security forces on January 29, 2025, under mysterious circumstances. Despite the passage of three days, there has been no …

Polish authorities arrested Zbigniew Ziobro, the country’s former justice minister, on Friday, accusing him of authorizing the use of government funds to finance the deployment of spyware that targeted opposition …

Pakhshan Azizi, an Iranian Kurdish civil activist, has been sentenced to death, according to reports that circulated on social media on July 24, 2024. Azizi’s death sentence has triggered a …

KABUL, Afghanistan — The recent arrest of three religious scholars critical of the Taliban’s leadership has sparked widespread condemnation from Islamic scholars, former prosecutors, and human rights groups. The detentions …

The arrest of two Sunni Arabs, Hossein Albou Obeid and Emad Mazraeh, has raised alarm amid ongoing crackdowns in Khuzestan Province. Both individuals were detained by Iranian security forces and …

In recent days, two Kurdish individuals from Shahin Dezh (Sain Qela), identified as Younes Rahmani and Esmail Bahrami, have been arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of …

Mohammad Fariq Shari’atpanah, a Kurdish religious activist from Bukan, has been imprisoned by Iranian Intelligence for nearly three months with no contact from his family since late July, causing grave …

In a continuation of the ongoing crackdown against Kurdish and Sunni individuals in Kermanshah, at least eight people from Sarpol-e Zahab have been arrested by Iranian security forces. The detained …

Two Kurdish adherents of the Yarsan religion, Arslan Fatahi and Saman Safari, were arrested by Iranian security forces in Javanrud on January 29, 2025. The two men, both from Gahwareh, …

Hong Kong has announced its first arrests under the controversial new security law, detaining six people for publishing social media posts that allegedly “incited hatred” against Beijing. Among those arrested …