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Kurdistan
Summons of Civil Activist Afshin Hosseinpanahi to Branch One of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court
Afshin Hosseinpanahi, a civil activist and former political prisoner, has been summoned to Branch One of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court.
Human Rights
Kurdistan
Maku: Kurdish Artist Hassan Ahmadi Arrested by Security Forces
On the morning of Sunday, April 27, 2025, Hassan Ahmadi, also known as "Hassan Ranas," a Kurdish artist from Maku County, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Kurdistan
Shahramfar Detention Center: Over 3 Months of Arbitrary Detention for Amjad Salehzadeh and Renewal of His Detention Order for Another Month
On April 26, 2025, it was reported that a 38-year-old Kurdish citizen named Amjad Salehzadeh, son of Ahmad and a native of Saqqez, who was arrested by security forces on January 22, 2025, remains in arbitrary detention for over three months…
Kurdistan
Saqqez: Dr. Bayan Salehian, an Internal Medicine Specialist, Sentenced to 5 Months in Prison and 150 Million Tomans Fine
On April 24, 2025, Dr. Bayan Salehian, an internal medicine specialist from Saqqez and one of the detainees of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom) revolutionary uprising, was sentenced by the Urmia Criminal Court to five months of…
Kurdistan
A Testimony Against Torture and Injustice: Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri’s Account of 130 Days Under Systematic Violence
Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a 47-year-old farmer from a village near Tikantappeh in Bukan County, and the father of three children, was arrested by security forces on April 16, 2023, during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom)…
Kurdistan
Naqadeh: Farhad Pala Released on Bail
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Farhad Pala, a resident of Piranshahr, was temporarily released from Naqadeh Prison after posting bail of two billion tomans.
Kurdistan
Detention of Sheikh Zahid Shahabi Extended by One Month
The detention order for Sheikh Zahid Shahabi, brother of the late Sheikh Azad Shahabi, has been extended by the Investigative Branch of the Saqqez Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office for another month.
Kurdistan
Hamedan: Mamosta Saber Khodamoradi Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Mamosta Saber Khodamoradi, the Friday prayer leader of Qavaq District in Saqqez County, was sentenced to 22 months in prison after appearing before the Special Clerical Court in Hamedan.
Kurdistan
Kermanshah: Mamosta Ayat Gholami Arrested After Summons to Special Clerical Court
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Mamosta Ayat Gholami, a Sunni cleric and former imam of Mohammad al-Mostafa Mosque in Kermanshah, as well as a teacher at a religious seminary, was arrested after appearing before the Kermanshah branch of the…
Kurdistan
Bukan: Ehsan Hamzehzadeh Arrested by Security Forces
On Sunday, April 20, 2025, Ehsan Hamzehzadeh, a 17-year-old Kurdish teenager from Bukan, was arrested by security forces and later transferred to the Urmia Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center following the completion of his…