In a statement, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network said that 7 Kurdish citizens named Hêro Qedim, Ahmed Mueziz, Umêd Tuti, Kadir Fethulahi, Tahir Sultani, Hesen Çekoç and Hüseyin Çekoç were detained by Iranian forces in the cities of Seqız and Bokan in the past few days.

The human rights association said that it is not yet known where the detained citizens are being held.

According to figures shared by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, at least 85 activists and Kurdish citizens were detained by security forces in August 2023.