Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Sanandaj court tries eight Kurdish activists for alleged anti-state activities

Eight labour and civil rights activists appeared today before Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, facing charges of "propaganda against the state" and "disturbing public order and peace". The defendants - Susan Razani, Seyyed Khaled Hosseini, Jamal Asadi, Farshid Abdollahi, Eghbal Shabani, Fardin Miraki, Sheys Amani, and Arman Salimi - were previously summoned to Branch Two of the Public and...

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