MESOP NEWS : Iranian Security Forces Arresting Kurdish Civil Rights Activists – More than 20 activists arrested in the last few days

Basnews English – 8 July 2016 – SARDASHT – Over 20 Iranian Kurdish activists have recently been arrested by the Iranian security forces, said the human rights activists in Iran on July 7.

According to a report released by the Iranian Kurdish human rights activists, the Iranian security forces have started arresting Kurdish political and civil rights activists in the Iranian Kurdistan and more than 20 activists have been arrested within less than a week.

Following the clashes between the Iranian troops and Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) Peshmerga forces, the security forces began arresting a wave of Iranian Kurdish people in the Kurdish areas in Iran. The security forces have also intensified the security procedures as they reportedly have boosted monitoring the internet and phone calls of civilians in the Kurdish areas.www.mesop.de