HRANA – On Monday, December 15, four residents of Piranshahr were arrested by security forces.

According to Kurdpa, in addition to the previously reported arrest of Taher Bapiran (Baram) and Siamand Esmaili, two other residents of Piranshahr, Hejar Touraji, and Rezgar Khanpaye, were also arrested by security forces.

Based on this report, the arrests of Mr. Touraji and Mr. Khanpaye were carried out at their private homes without the presentation of a judicial warrant.

As of the time of this report, no information has been obtained regarding the reasons for their arrests, their place of detention, or the charges brought against them.

Arbitrary arrests, transferring detainees to undisclosed locations, and leaving families in the dark about the fate of their loved ones are routine practices of the Iranian regime’s security agencies, such as the Ministry of Intelligence and the IRGC Intelligence Unit. This pattern of behavior stands in clear violation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Nelson Mandela Rules.