An Iranian court has sentenced Kurdish woman and environmental activist Faranak Jamshidi to four years in prison, accusing her of “membership in one of the Kurdish opposition parties”, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The trial of Jamshidi’s case was held on 23 January, and the sentence was officially notified to her lawyer on 2 February. Branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in…
Read moreFarank Jamshidi, a Kurdish environmental activist, was released from prison on a bail of 200 million Tomans after more than 4 and a half months of detention on Tuesday, November 10. This environmental activist was kept in solitary confinement of the Intelligence Office and the Sanandaj Correctional Center for 3 months and 11 days without the right to visit or contact her family. After completing…
Read moreKhabat Mafakheri, a member of the Green Society of Kurdistan who was arrested by the Sanandaj Intelligence Service on September 26, is still being held at the Intelligence Office detention centre without the right to call or visit his family, informed source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The detention of this activist has been extended twice during this period and, despite his family’s follow-up,…
Read more”On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, security forces affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence arrested Faryad Abdi, an environmental activist and member of the Kurdistan branch of the National Unity Party, at his bookstore in Kamyaran”, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). ”He transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj for interrogation.”, the source added. Faryad Abdi had previously been jailed…
Read moreKurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that Faranak Jashmidi, a member of the Green Society of Kurdistan who was arrested on July 29 by forces affiliated with the Sanandaj Intelligence Office, is still being held in custody. During this period, she was transferred to the Detention Center of the Ministry of Intelligence for interrogation during the day and returned to the Sanandaj Correctional…
Read more“Environmental activist Dler Khosravi was released on a bail of 200 million Tomans”, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The activist was transferred from prison to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre on April 13 and returned to prison last week after being interrogated by the security officers. On March 1, Security forces affiliated with the Sanandaj Intelligence Service arrested this member…
Read moreThe detained environmental activist “Dler (Yadollah) Khosravi” has been transferred to Sanandaj Central prison after a month of interrogation. The court has set a bail of 200 million tomans for his release. On March 1, Security forces affiliated with the Sanandaj Intelligence Service arrested this member of Kurdistan’s Green Population while searching his family home in the village of Zanan. Dler Khosravi was also arrested earlier in 2007 but…
Read moreOn Sunday morning, March 1, Security forces affiliated with the Sanandaj Intelligence Service arrested the environment activist “Dler (Yadollah) Khosravi” while searching his family home in the village of Zanan. Dler Khosravi is a member of Kurdistan’s Green Population. After being detained, he was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj and he is still under interrogation. He was also arrested earlier in…
Read moreOn Thursday, February 14, Shadman Bani Bashar, an environmental activist and a member of the Chelchameh Mountaineering Group, was arrested by security forces in Sanandaj and taken to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj, an informed source has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). He confirmed the news of his arrest by security forces in a short call to his family.
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