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Verisheh Moradi’s second hearing held without defence in Tehran
The second court session of Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), took place on 5 October in Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, despite her legal team's limited access to her case. Moradi faces charges of "armed insurrection" (baghi) through her alleged membership of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK). The session, presided over by Judge Abolghassem...
Read moreSecond court session for Kurdish political prisoner postponed again
The second court session for Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) charged with “armed insurrection” (baghi), was postponed on 28 August due to the absence of both the prosecutor’s representative and a court advisor, marking another delay in the trial of the Kurdish political prisoner. This is the second postponement of Moradi's trial. The previous session, scheduled for 4...
Read moreKurdish political prisoner refuses court appearance, hearing postponed
The second court session for Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) charged with "armed insurrection" (baghi), was postponed on 4 August after she refused to attend in protest at the recent death sentences handed down to two other political prisoners. Moradi, who has been detained for over a year, had her letter and defence statement published on the Bidarzani...
Read moreIran court postpones trial of KJAR member Verisheh Moradi
The trial of Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), scheduled for 9 April at Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, has been postponed due to the absence of Judge Amouzad, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The same branch of the court, presided over by Judge Salavati, had previously notified Moradi's lawyers of the...
Read moreKJAR member still in limbo after more than six months in detention
Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) with the organisational code name of Jwana Sna, remains in limbo after more than six months in Tehran's Evin Prison. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that an indictment was issued against Moradi in recent weeks, accusing her of "acting against national security" through her alleged affiliation with the Kurdistan Free...
Read moreTortured KJAR member continues to be held in Evin Prison
Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) with the organisational code name of Jwana Sna, remains detained in Tehran's Evin Prison, Ward 209, more than four and a half months after her arrest by security forces in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that after her arrest on 1 August, Moradi was transferred to the...
Read moreKJAR member’s fate remains unknown two months after arrest in Sanandaj
The whereabouts and fate of Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) with the organisational code name of Jwana Sna, who was arrested by security forces in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, almost two months ago, remains unknown. Moradi was beaten and arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence at the entrance to Sanandaj on 1 August, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)...
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