According to reports received by the Hana Human Rights Organization: on Friday, January 9, 2026, a 19-year-old Kurdish citizen identified as Mehdi Kasaei, from illam Province, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
An informed source told the Hana Human Rights Organization that more than 26 days after his arrest, there is still no information available regarding his place of detention or his condition, and he remains in a state of complete uncertainty and enforced disappearance.