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Afshin Saeedi Transferred to Bukan Prison to Serve Prison Sentence
On Saturday, May 31, 2025, Afshin Saeedi, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan, was transferred to the city’s prison to begin serving his prison sentence.
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Saqqez: Arrest and Ongoing Disappearance of Five Kurdish Citizens
In the early hours of Monday, May 26, 2025, five Kurdish citizens—Hiwa Ahmadi, Soran Soltani, Rahim Ghodrati, Mohammad Zabihi, and Edris Alimohammadi—residents of Saqqez, were arrested by security forces and transferred to a local security…
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Baneh: Continued Arbitrary Detention of Former Political Prisoner Sentenced to Death, Saman Karimi, and His Wife Farzaneh Rashidi, on the Eighth Day of Their Arrest
On Sunday, May 26, 2025, Saman Karimi, a former political prisoner previously sentenced to death, and his wife, Farzaneh Rashidi, were violently and arbitrarily arrested by security forces. Eight days later, there is still no information…
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Baneh – Mehran Fattahi, a young kolbar, injured by government forces' gunfire
On Wednesday, May 29, 2025, a 27-year-old kolbar (cross-border porter) named Mehran Fattahi, from Baneh, was wounded by gunfire from government forces at the border of this town.
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Saqqez: Sheikh Zahid Shahabi Released on Bail
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Sheikh Zahid Shahabi, brother of Sheikh Azad Shahabi, was released from Saqqez Prison on bail after 66 days of arbitrary detention.
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Urmia: Jalal Faraji and Rojin Khoran Arrested by Security Forces
On the evening of Monday, May 26, 2025, Jalal Faraji and Rojin Khoran, two Kurdish citizens from Ziveh Township, located in the Margavar district of Urmia, were arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
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Sanandaj: Zhiyan Miri Sentenced to One Year Suspended Prison Term and Fine
Zhiyan (Mokrat) Miri, an environmental activist from Tangisar village in Sanandaj County, has been sentenced by Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court to one year of suspended imprisonment and a fine of 50 million tomans.
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Kermanshah: Kurdish Worker Arash Rasouli Dies After Fall from Building
On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Arash Rasouli, a worker from Boridar village in Sarvabad County, lost his life after falling from a seven-story building in Kermanshah.
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Eslamabad-e Gharb: Truck Driver and Blogger Shahab Darabi Arrested for Supporting Strikes
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Shahab Darabi, a truck driver and blogger from Eslamabad-e Gharb, known online as "Yooz-e Asia" (The Cheetah of Asia), was arrested by plainclothes security forces and taken to an undisclosed location. His arrest…
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Sarvabad: Young Kolbar Kourosh Moradi Killed, Rezgâr Vatandoost Severely Injured by Military Fire
On the morning of Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Kourosh Moradi, a young Kurdish kolbar (cross-border porter), was shot and killed by government military forces in the border highlands of Sarvabad County. Another kolbar, Rezgâr Vatandoost, was…