A man was killed and over 40 locals were injured when security forces used pellet shots to disperse protesters in the northwest city of Naqadeh on August 7.
According to Kurdish human rights websites, the man killed was identified as 27-year-old Mohammad Alizadeh.
Protests started after locals had gathered outside the Police Station Number 11 building to demand justice after “thugs” killed a 31-year-old man identified as Fardin Ebrahimi. Fardin was the father of a three-year-old girl and was a political activist.
Social media reports say that over 50 locals were summoned and interrogated following the protests.
The injured locals have refused to seek medical attention in the hospital for fear of arrest.
Some locals, who were shot by the state security forces, have posted pictures of their injured bodies on social media.
An informed source told Hengaw Organization website that security forces shot at them with pellet guns, and he/she was injured. They nursed themselves at home and did not go to hospitals for fear of arrest.
Three Kurd men were detained and taken to an unknown location. Two of them were identified as Yunes Qaderi and Hadi Pargol.
