Mass arrest of protesters of Turkey's attack on Syria in different cities of Iran
Over the past few days, dozens of people have been arrested in more than 20 cities in the Kurdistan province and Tehran following protest rallies to condemn the Turkish army's attack on northern Syria.
According to the human rights website Hengaw, more than 50 people have been arrested by security agencies in the cities of Marivan, Javanroud, Sanandaj, Paveh, Sardasht, Urmia, Baneh, Piranshahr, and Tehran on charges of participating in protest rallies to condemn Turkey's military operations inside Syria and against the Kurds.
According to this report, seven people have been arrested in Marivan, six in Javanrood, 23 in Tehran, three in Sardasht, three in Sanandaj, one in Urmia, one in Baneh, ten in Paveh, and one in Piranshahr.
The human rights organization Hengaw has published the identities of a number of these detainees who were identified for the organization.
According to this human rights website, over the past few days, dozens of Kurdish citizens have been summoned to the Intelligence Directorate and warned against participating in protest rallies.
Previously, the Voice of America had published a short video of protesters protesting Türkiye's attack on northern Syria in the city of Kermanshah on its Twitter page.
On Wednesday, October 8, the Turkish army began its military operation inside Syria against the Kurds, who Ankara says are collaborating with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) forces.
Turkey considers PKK members a terrorist group and says that this operation is aimed at countering terrorism and creating a safe buffer zone along the two countries' common borders.
On Tuesday, October 13, Reuters news agency, citing a statement from Syrian Kurdish officials, wrote that more than 275,000 people have been displaced following Turkey's attack on northeastern Syria, including more than 70,000 children.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also called on Turkey to immediately stop its attacks in Syria and return to the negotiating table, referring to the sanctions imposed on two ministries and three ministers.
The United States opposed the Turkish military operation from the beginning, warning of its dire humanitarian and security consequences.
Source: Voice of America
