Five citizens from Urmia, including two members of families seeking justice, were arrested over two days during raids by Intelligence Department forces on their homes and workplaces and transferred to unknown locations.
According to Kolbarnews, at around 2:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2026, Vahid Shabani, Behdar Shabani, and Saleh Darboubachi, all three from the village of “Gisian” in the Margavar District of Urmia, were arrested by Intelligence Department forces.
According to information received, Intelligence Department forces raided these individuals’ homes and arrested them without presenting judicial warrants.
Following their transfer, their families have so far been unable to obtain any information about their place of detention or condition.
Also, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Farhang Dehghan, from the village of “Dizaj Margavar” (Dezi) in Urmia County, was arrested during a raid by Intelligence Department forces on his workplace and was beaten during the arrest before being transferred to an unknown location.
On the same day, Majid Eftehaj, a citizen from “Ziweh” in the Margavar District of Urmia, was also arrested by Intelligence Department forces.
Vahid Shabani and Saleh Darboubachi are members of families seeking justice.
As of the time of preparing this report, no precise information is available regarding the reasons for the arrests, the charges brought against these five citizens, their places of detention, or their conditions.
