Two citizens from Armardeh, Baneh, named Zhiyar Rasouli and Mohammad Faraji, have been arrested by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and transferred to an unknown location.
According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Zhiyar Rasouli, a 17-year-old, and Mohammad Faraji, 18, both from the town of Armardeh in Baneh County, were traveling in a passenger vehicle from Armardeh toward Baneh when they were arrested by IRGC intelligence forces in the Soleiman Beyg neighborhood of the city.
The two citizens were arrested without the presentation of a judicial warrant and transferred to an unknown location.
As of the time of this report, no precise information is available regarding the reasons for their arrest, the charges brought against them, their health condition, or their place of detention.
Their families’ efforts to obtain information about their situation have so far been unsuccessful.
In a related development, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Eilya Lotfi Tormakchi, a 17-year-old from Baneh, was also arrested by plainclothes forces at his workplace. Additionally, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, Saro Sadeghzadeh, a teenager from Baneh, was arrested by Intelligence Ministry forces without the presentation of a judicial warrant and transferred to a security detention facility in Sanandaj.