Kurdish cyberspace activists Archives - KHRN

May 21, 2018

Imprisonment for a Telegram Channel Admin in Orumiyeh 

A Kurdish cyberspace activists of telegram channel in Orumiyeh was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh (Branch 2) on charges of "propaganda against the state" and "insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic”. In the past few days, Farrokh Abdi, a Cyberspace activist and admmin of telegram channel known as Amanj covering Kurdistan news was sentenced to three years...

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March 13, 2018

Continued Arrest of Telegram Channels Admin in Orumiyeh

One of the Kurdish cyberspace activists of telegram channel called “Amanj” was transferred to the Orumiyeh Central Prison after a month of detention by security forces. “Farrokh Abdi, a Cyberspace activist and director of telegram channel known as Amanj which covers Kurdistan news, was arrested by security forces about a month ago in Qeshm.” an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to this...

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