Hiwa – Database of Political Prisoners
List of Political Prisoners
Hiwa is the hope for a bright horizon from the darkness of prison. Here, we have dedicated pages to each of the Kurdish prisoners and detainees in Iran’s prisons and security detention centres to document a portion of the suffering and injustice inflicted on their lives and rights. It is an effort against forgetting and a call for justice.
Yousef Ahmadi
Born: Baneh, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Political Activist
Charged With: Armed insurrection (baghi)
Sentence: Death penalty
Current Status: Imprisoned in Sanandaj Central Prison
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Yousef Rahmani
Born: Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province
Field of activity: Political Activist
Charged With: Acting against national security
Sentence: Two years and five months imprisonment
Current Status: Imprisoned in Oshnavieh Prison
Read moreZeynab Jalalian
Born: Maku, West Azerbaijan Province
Field of activity: Political Activist
Charged With: Enmity against God (moharebeh)
Sentence: Life imprisonment
Current Status: Imprisoned in Yazd Central Prison
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Zhila Hojabri
Born: Marivan, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Political Activist
Charged With: Membership of a group or assembly with the intention of disrupting national security/ Membership of opposition groups – Propaganda against the state
Sentence: Three years and eight months imprisonment
Current Status: Released under supervision with electronic tag
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Zhina Modares Gorji
Born: Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Journalist/Media Activist – Women’s Rights/Gender Equality Activist
Charged With: Forming or leading a group or assembly with the intention of disrupting national security – Propaganda against the state
Sentence: 28 months imprisonment
Current Status: Released upon completion of sentence
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