According to reports received by AvaToday, four Kurdish citizens from Bukan — Sleiman (Mohammad) Esmaeili, Diyar Haji-Rasulpour, Diyan Rasulpour, and Ahmad Zerang — were violently arrested following a raid by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and transferred to an unknown location.
These individuals were arrested at their homes at dawn on Friday, 5 December Sleiman Esmaeili, 60 years old, along with Diyar and Diyan Rasulpour from Bukan, and Ahmad Zerang from the village of Gololan, were detained after being beaten and having their personal belongings — including mobile phones and books — confiscated by security forces.
According to the reports, intelligence forces also raided Sleiman Esmaeili’s garden-house, firing shots that shattered the doors and windows of the building while thoroughly searching the property.
So far, no information has been made available regarding the reasons for the arrests, the place of detention, or the current condition of these four citizens.
For years, state repression has cast a heavy shadow over life in Iranian Kurdistan.
The widespread presence of security forces, severe restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly, the arrest of civil and cultural activists, and pressure on local media and organizations are among the most prominent manifestations of this repression.
In many cities across Kurdistan, peaceful protests are met with violence, and families constantly face threats, surveillance, and pressure from the authorities.
Additionally, structural discrimination in economic, cultural, and linguistic fields has created further challenges for the people of Kurdistan, making a sense of deprivation and injustice a persistent part of their daily reality.
