{"id":5101,"date":"2017-09-28T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2018-01-12T19:14:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T19:14:51","slug":"iran-arrests-scores-of-kurdish-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/iran-arrests-scores-of-kurdish-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Arrests Scores of Kurdish Civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to preliminary reports from eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan, the Iranian regime has arrested scores of Kurdish civilians in the wake of demonstrations in support of southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan\u2019s independence referendum, held on September 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

A source within the Iranian regime revealed that Iran\u2019s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guards, the Basiji militia and the Iranian intelligence agency\u2019s local branch in the Kurdish city of Sagezh have established a joint command center for the purpose of identifying and arresting the organizers of the demonstrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the source, the joint command center is preoccupied with analyzing video footage of the demonstrations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s paramilitary forces and intelligence agency have targeted Kurdish demonstrators in a majority of the Kurdish cities that staged demonstrations in support of the independence referendum. Demonstrations were organized in Mahabad, Sanandaj, Mariwan, Saqez, Bokan, Jwanro, Baneh, Piranshar, Sainqala, Sardasht, Paveh and Shno. According to reports, several hundred Kurdish demonstrators have either be<\/span>en arrested or summoned for interrogation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Iranian regime has also shut down the internet in many Kurdish cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources in eastern Kurdistan\u00a0<\/span>have confirmed that the following persons have been a<\/span>rrested: Zanyar Bakshi, Awat Soltani, Rahman Khosrawi, Ghafor Nasiri, Dyako Pormosta, Rahman Qaderi, Sulyeman Biposh, Idris Ghaderi, Rahim Afshari, Peyman Menbari, Mslm Saydpor, Mohammad Menbari, Ali Javadi, Mohammad Razai, Yaser Farajalahi, Fareydon Karimi and Hajar Faraj.<\/span><\/p>\n

The whereabouts of those arrested are unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> is deploying tanks & a large number of #IRGC<\/a> terrorists to Kurdish cities in #Iran<\/a>'ian occupied #Kurdistan<\/a>.#twitterkurds<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/58NyZQPbde<\/a><\/p>\n

— PDKI (@PDKIenglish) September 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n