Amid the ongoing wave of arbitrary arrests in Bukan, four citizens named Omid Chavbaz, Sediq Karimi, Hadi Azizi, and Shwana Diwazi were arrested in separate raids by security forces, without the presentation of judicial warrants, and transferred to unknown locations.
According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Thursday, August 13, 2026, security forces raided the homes of several citizens in Bukan and arrested at least four people.
According to information received, at around 2 a.m., security forces raided the home of Omid Chavbaz, a citizen from the village of Haji-Lak in Bukan County, without presenting a judicial warrant, and arrested him.
Following his arrest, this citizen was transferred to an unknown location, and so far there is no information about his condition.
Also, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, Sediq Karimi, a citizen from Bukan and former political prisoner, was arrested following a raid by security forces on his home.
Security forces arrested him without presenting a judicial warrant and transferred him to an unknown location. Karimi had previously also been arrested and had served six months in prison.
Continuing these arrests, Hadi Azizi, a civil rights activist from Bukan, was also arrested at around 2 a.m. on Thursday at his home by security forces.
Reports received indicate that during the raid, security forces damaged parts of the household belongings.
They also confiscated and took away Hadi Azizi’s laptop, mobile phone, and personal vehicle without presenting any judicial warrant.
Also, at around 3 a.m., Intelligence Department forces raided the home of Shwana Diwazi, a citizen from the village of Sarchenar in Bukan County, and arrested him without presenting a judicial warrant. Diwazi is 44 years old, married, and has three children, and was transferred to an unknown location following his arrest.
As of the time of preparing this report, no information is available regarding the reasons for the arrests or possible charges against these four citizens, and the security and judicial authorities have not provided any explanation in this regard.
The families of these citizens are also unaware of their place of detention and condition, and reports indicate that they have been deprived of access to a lawyer, visits, and contact with their families.
