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Saqqez activists and citizens react to filming a film about ISIS in Saqqez

11:42 - 6/9/2022

Saqqez activists and citizens react to filming a film about ISIS in Saqqez

Hana; In recent days, a film about ISIS called "Falling" directed by "Mohammad Hossein Mahdovian" is being produced in Saqqez.

According to the reports received by the colleagues of Hana Human Rights Organization, the screening of this film in Saqqez has met with a strong reaction from the citizens and civil activists of this city. In this regard, one of the civil activists of Saqqez told Hana that the movement of people wearing ISIS clothes and flags has intimidated the people, and no official has given an explanation to the people about this, whether it is mainly this movie or another program. This civil activist continues: the gathering of a group of about 400 people wearing ISIS uniforms and beards and ISIS symbols, as well as armed in this region of Kurdistan, has created suspicion for us, especially in these days when many people go through this route because of religious rituals in other cities, and encounter a bearded and armed crowd and they have no idea what the issue is, and this creates anxiety in the thoughts of other compatriots about Kurdistan. This civil activist added that if they don't want to show an ugly face of Kurdistan, why did they do this right in these busy days?
According to the report of Hana's colleagues, this group of about 400 people have been seen in recent days on the roads of Saqez-Bane and Divandereh, and by taking advantage of the poor living conditions of the people, they have hired some of them with an amount of about 200,000 Tomans.
Saqqez civil activists are also worried about the growth of Salafism and the violent actions of these groups against the people and citizens of Kurdistan.