On February 24, five citizens from Orumiyeh were sentenced to six months to five years in prison due to participation in recent protests by the Orumiyeh Revolutionary Court on charges of acting against national security and propaganda against the regime. “On February 17, the court hearing for five citizens called Matin Khalidi, Amin Zendeh Del, Monireh Soltanzadeh, Safar Ordokhani and Naser Hasani, who had been…
Read moreA civil activist and a citizen from Sanandaj called Shahram Farhadi and Mohammad Naeempour were sentenced to 4 and 2 years in prison respectively by the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj (branh 1) on charges of membership in obstinate groups and propaganda against the regime. Shahram Farhadi (son of Abbas, 27 years old and resident of Sanandaj) and Mohammad Naeempour (son of Abdul Karim, 45 years…
Read moreDespite two months after recent Iran protests, the fate of a Kurdish student and a citizen of Orumiyeh is still uncertain. They are still under temporary arrest, held in difficult conditions in ward 13 youth section of the Orumiyeh Central Prison. Moreover, a heavy sentence is expected for detained student activist as he is charged with blasphemy (insulting the prophet). According to reports received by…
Read moreThe fate of Three Kurdish citizens arrested during the recent Iran protests in Orumieh is uncertain. These prisoners are held at various parts of Orumiyeh Central Prison. A Kurdish poet from Ilam has also been released from the prison on custody. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), despite a month and a half after recent protests, three of the detainees called…
Read moreThe attack of Turkish army on the city of Afrin, Syria’s Kurdistan (Rojavayê) has led to widespread protests in various countries. A number of Kurdish activists in Orumiyeh filed an official request for permission to hold a protest rally in front of the Turkish Consulate in Orumiyeh, but this request was rejected by the Orumieh governorate. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network…
Read moreA number of Kurdish people arrested after participating in the protest against the sexual harassment of a 12-year-old schoolgirl in Orumiyeh are still being detained at Orumiyeh Central Prison. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been notified that at least 10 people are still in temporary detention at different parts of the Orumiyeh central prison with no information about their fate three months after the…
Read moreA number of Kurdish lawyers have issued a statement that condemns any form of violence and declares their support of the legitimate and legal demands of the people. The statement, a copy of which has been submitted to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), reads as follows: In the past few days, several protestors have been arrested following the mass protests against administrative, cultural and economic corruption…
Read moreA young Kurdish singer known as Peyman Mirzazadeh (from Gangchin village at Orumiyeh) was sentenced to six months of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on charges of propaganda against the system due to singing Kurdish revolutionary songs. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), this singer was transferred to the Orumiyeh Central Prison from Orumiyeh Intelligence Detention Centre last week….
Read moreVarious sources in the cities of Kermanshah, Orumiyeh, Sanandaj, Kamyaran, Mariwan, Mahabad and Bukan have told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) about the continued presence of anti-riot forces and the readiness of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in some of these cities. According to these sources, the IRGC has deployed a large number of forces to protect the state centres and banks in the…
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