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Hamedan: Mamosta Loqman Amini Released on Bail
On Monday, June 2, 2025, Mamosta Loqman Amini, Friday prayer leader of the Chehar Yaran Nabi Grand Mosque in Sanandaj, was released from Hamedan Prison after posting bail.
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Sanandaj: Judicial Case-Building and Summons of 15 Kurdish Teacher Union Activists to Branch 109 of Sanandaj Criminal Court (Second Class)
In the continuing wave of pressure and suppression targeting teacher union activists in Kurdistan, 15 Kurdish teacher union activists were summoned on Sunday, June 1, 2025, to Branch 109 of the Sanandaj Criminal Court (Second Class) on…
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Marivan: Political Prisoner Adel Pirouzi Granted Temporary Leave
On Saturday, May 31, 2025, Adel Pirouzi, a political prisoner from the village of Sardoush, a rural district of Marivan, was released on furlough from Marivan Prison after posting bail of 200 million tomans (approximately $4,000 USD).
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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.