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Kermanshah: Civil Activist Mahsa Zarei Arrested by Security Forces
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, Mahsa Zarei, a civil activist from Kermanshah, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Human Rights
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Saqqez: Amjad Salehzadeh Temporarily Released After Four Months of Arbitrary Detention
On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Amjad Salehzadeh, a Kurdish citizen from Saqqez, was temporarily released on 250 million toman bail after four months of arbitrary detention. He had recently been transferred from the Shahramfar Detention Center…
Kurdistan
Bukan: Kurdish Language Instructor Semko Yousefi Arrested by Security Forces
In the early hours of Monday, May 26, 2025, Semko Yousefi, a Kurdish language instructor from the village of Salamat, a district of Bukan, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Kurdistan
Kermanshah: Mamusta Ayat Gholami Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
On May 24, 2025, Mamusta Ayat Gholami, a Sunni cleric, former Friday prayer leader of Mohammad al-Mostafa Mosque in Kermanshah, and a religious instructor at a seminary, was sentenced to two years in prison by the Special Court for the…
Kurdistan
Nowsud: Young Kolbar Mohammad Rahimi Killed by Government Forces’ Gunfire
In the early hours of Sunday, May 25, 2025, a young Kurdish kolbar (cross-border porter) named Mohammad Rahimi, son of Ghafour and a resident of Banevreh, a town in Paveh County, lost his life after being shot by government military forces…
Kurdistan
Bukan: Befrin Maroufi Transferred to Urmia Central Prison to Serve Sentence
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, Befrin Maroufi, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan, was transferred to the women’s ward of Urmia Central Prison to begin serving her prison sentence.
Kurdistan
Sanandaj: Mamusta Barzan Maleki Summoned to the Special Court for the Clergy in Hamedan
Mamusta Barzan Maleki, the Friday prayer leader and teacher at Sheikhin Grand Mosque in Sanandaj, has been summoned to appear before the Special Court for the Clergy in Hamedan.
Kurdistan
Oshnavieh: Kurdish Political Prisoner Mohammad Rasoulpour Receives Additional One-Year Prison Sentence
On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Mohammad Rasoulpour, a Kurdish political prisoner currently serving a one-and-a-half-year sentence in Oshnavieh Prison, was sentenced to an additional one year in prison in a separate case on charges of…
Kurdistan
Ongoing Detention and Legal Uncertainty for Mamusta Loqman Amini in Hamedan Prison
Mamusta Loqman Amini, the Friday Prayer Leader of the Chehar Yaran Nabi Grand Mosque in Sanandaj, has been held in legal limbo in Hamedan Prison for over a month.
Kurdistan
Takab: Continued Summons and Interrogation of Farshad Faraji Following Three Days of Arbitrary Detention and Release on a 3-Billion Toman Bail
On May 24, 2025, Farshad Faraji, a Kurdish citizen from Takab, continues to face summonses and interrogations by security agencies, despite having been released on a temporary basis after three days of arbitrary and violent detention. He…