Sadiq Nikbin is reported to have been injured and captured, by PUK security forces on 14 July. He and another Iranian national, Arsh Baqri, are at risk of forcible return to Iran, where they would face serious human rights violations. Nidhal Ahmad, a Shi’a Muslim from southern Iraq and opponent of the Iraqi government, has reportedly “disappeared” since his arrest on 13 or 14 July. There are fears that he may be handed over to the Iraqi authorities.
