HRANA – Sabah Valadbeigi, a retired teacher, has been detained by security forces in Paveh County for the past 12 days and is being held in one of the security detention facilities in Kermanshah. His brother, Nowzad Valadbeigi, was also arrested by intelligence forces in Paveh, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

According to HRANA, citing Kolbar News, the two brothers, Sabah Valadbeigi and Nowzad Valadbeigi, are currently in detention.

According to the report, on the evening of Monday, July 1, 2026, intelligence agents raided the family home of Sabah Valadbeigi in the village of Nuryab, in Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, and arrested him without presenting a judicial warrant.

One day after his arrest, Mr. Valadbeigi briefly contacted his family by phone and informed them that he had been transferred to one of the security detention facilities in Kermanshah for interrogation. He has since been denied access to legal counsel and family visits, while the security authorities have refused to provide any information regarding his condition or legal case.

In addition, Nowzad Valadbeigi, Sabah’s brother, was also arrested in recent days by intelligence agents in Paveh and transferred to an undisclosed location.

No information is currently available regarding the reasons for their arrests or the charges brought against them.

Sabah Valadbeigi is a retired teacher, environmental activist, head of the “Noor” mountaineering group in Paveh, and a former district governor (Bakhshdar) of Bayangan and the Central District of Paveh.