HANA has learned that in recent months, at dawn on August 4, 2025, forces of the Ministry of Intelligence in Damavand County carried out a large-scale and coordinated operation. Between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m., they raided the homes of 16 Kurdish citizens originally from Kurdistan Province and currently residing in Damavand, searching the premises, seizing personal belongings, and creating fear and panic among family members.
The identity of the citizens whose homes were raided is as follows:
- Saeed Heidarzadeh
- Isa Khademi
- Mehdi Ghasemi
- Loqman Ghasemi
- Shaho Ghasemi
- Keyvan Ghasemi
- Farzin Rostami
- Behzad Rostami
- Farzad Rostami
- Farzad Sharifi
- Eqbal Moradi-Zar
- Jalal Mohammadi
- Farshad Malek-dukht
- Jamil Safidi
- Shapur Habibi
- Fateh Mahmoudi
According to the report, during these raids security forces confiscated the mobile phones, laptops, and other personal belongings of these citizens, creating an intense climate of fear and concern among their families.
In addition, all these individuals have been repeatedly summoned to the Intelligence Office over the past months and subjected to lengthy interrogations lasting 12 to 16 hours.
According to HANA’s sources, the situation of Farzad Rostami is particularly worrying. He has been summoned continuously by the Ministry of Intelligence for about four months, has spent nearly two months in solitary confinement, and is still being held in detention without any legal due process or clarification of his status.
It is also worth noting that despite more than four months having passed since the beginning of these security pressures, none of these citizens have been allowed to leave Tehran Province, and their confiscated personal belongings remain in the possession of intelligence forces.