Kurdish labour activist Kamal Karimi was temporarily released from Sanandaj Central Prison on 31 May after 15 days in detention.
The activist was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison on 30 May after completing his interrogation at the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned.
Karimi was released on bail of 5 billion Iranian rials – nearly 10,000 USD.
On 17 May, security forces arrested Karimi and seven other labour activists who were visiting the family of Houman Abdollahi, one of the victims of the recent anti-government protests in Sanandaj.
Hajar Saeidi, Habibollah Karimi, Shadman Abdi, Abdollah Kheir-Abadi, Eghbal Pishkari, Khabat Mahmoudi and Sirvan Mahmoudi were the other activists arrested at Abdollahi’s home without a court warrant.
In addition, the intelligence ministry arrested labour activist Borhan Saeidi in Sanandaj after summoning him on 18 May.
Also, labour activist Eghbal Shabani was arrested by security forces on 19 May.
Khabat Mahmoudi, Sirvan Mahmoudi and Kamal Karimi have been released on bail in recent days.
The other detained activists are still being held in the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre.