Zya Minas
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iraq
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Date of Detainment: May//2022
Date of Release: May//2022
Current Status: Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Identity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Zya Minas
Extra Bio Info:
Zya Minas was detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.
In May 2022, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities arrested Minas, the mayor of Dadersh village in Dohuk governorate, after local villagers protested the confiscation on their land. The confiscations were likely motivated in part by the villagers’ specific religious identity. Authorities reportedly assaulted protestors.
Minas was reportedly released a day after his arrest.
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Sources:
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“Assyrian Christians arrested after attempted land grab” Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)