Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj in Iran's northwestern Kurdistan province has sentenced Kurdish activists Maryam Sadeghi and Armin Esperlous to one year suspended imprisonment, each. Branch 1 of the court has charged the two activists with "propaganda against the state". Sadeghi's trial was held in recent months and she has been informed of the sentence in the past few days. She is a member of the...

Labour activist Maryam Sadeghi was temporarily released on bail on 3 November after two weeks of detention in the Juvenile Detention Centre of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province. Sadeghi is a member of the Coordinating Committee for Assistance to the Establishment of Trade Unions. On 23 October, security forces detained the activist at her house in Sanandaj and took her to a security detention centre. Reportedly, Sadeghi’s arrest took...

Security forces detained labour activist Maryam Sadeghi at her house in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, on 23 October. They transferred the activist to an undisclosed location. Sadeghi is a member of the Coordinating Committee for Assistance to the Establishment of Trade Unions. During the detention of the labour activist, security forces searched her house and confiscated some of her personal belongings. So far, no information has been obtained about...