Jalal Dorugari, a Turkish civil and cultural activist from Ahar County, was arrested by government security forces in Ahar on 27 June 2026 (6 Tir 1405) and taken to an undisclosed location. It has been reported that the officers arrested him without presenting a judicial warrant, and that his family and relatives had no information about his whereabouts or his condition.
It has also been reported that Dorugari had previously been arrested and interrogated because of his cultural activities and his advocacy for the linguistic and cultural rights of Iran's Turkish community, including his participation in events marking International Mother Language Day.
جلال دروگری، فعال مدنی و فرهنگی ترک اهل شهرستان اهر در تاریخ ۶تیر ۱۴۰۵ توسط نیروهای حکومتی در اهر بازداشت و به مکان نامعلومی منتقل شد. گفته شده است که مأموران بدون ارائه حکم قضایی او را بازداشت کرده اند و خانواده و نزدیکانش از محل نگهداری و وضعیت سلامتی او اطلاعی نداشته اند.
همچنین گزارش شده است که جلال دروگری پیش تر نیز به دلیل فعالیت های فرهنگی و دفاع از حقوق زبانی و هویتی ترک های ایران، از جمله مشارکت در مراسم روز جهانی زبان مادری، بازداشت و مورد بازجویی قرار گرفته بود.
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