Baghdad-INA
The Head of the New Generation Bloc, Sarwa Abdul Wahed, announced today, Saturday, the arrest of a number of leaders of the new generation and its deputies, while noting that 30 armed military vehicles are besieging the headquarters of the movement's leader.
Abdel Wahed said, in a tweet on her account on "Twitter", that "the regional authorities arrested a number of leaders of the new generation and its deputies," noting that "more than 30 armed military vehicles surrounded the headquarters of the movement's leader.".
She added, "The new generation holds the region and the Union and Democratic Party responsible for preserving the life of the movement's president, deputies and leaders," stressing that "embassies and the United Nations have been informed of what is happening.".
A demonstration was launched in Sulaymaniyah province, called by the new generation, to protest the conditions in the Kurdistan region.
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