Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran court sentences Kurdish civilian to 13 years, two months in jail

The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh has sentenced a Kurdish civilian to 13 years and two months in prison. Amanj Karvanchi, who comes from Sardasht in West Azerbaijan province, has faced charges of “acting against national security” through membership in religious groups and “propaganda against the state”, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The court hearing of the Kurdish civilian was held in mid-March...

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