Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish civilians face death sentence in Iran protests trial

Four Kurdish civilians from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, who were arrested during last year's anti-government protests, have been charged with "enmity against God" (moharebeh) and face the death penalty. These individuals, Keyvan Zandi, Aram Azad, Sardar Shah-Moradi, and Houshang Chahar-Gorgeh, are currently being held in temporary detention in Sanandaj Central Prison. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the four civilians were arrested separately by...

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