Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili, who suffers from a hernia and spinal canal stenosis, was granted a five-day medical leave from Saqqez Prison in Kurdistan Province on 25 May, with the approval

Osman Esmaeili, a 64-year-old Kurdish labour activist, is being denied access to specialised medical care and leave due to opposition from the Ministry of Intelligence, raising concerns over his

Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili, who has been serving a 16-month sentence in Saqqez Prison in Kurdistan Province since November 2023, is suffering from an inguinal hernia and has been denied

Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili was imprisoned today to serve a 16-month sentence in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province. In recent days, Esmaeili was summoned by Branch Two of the Enforcement of

Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a 16-month prison sentence against Osman Esmaeili, a labour activist and former political prisoner, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Today,

Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, has sentenced Kurdish labour activist and former political prisoner Osman Esmaeili to a total of 39 months in prison on

Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili was released on a bail of 10 billion rials – nearly 20,000 USD – from Saqqez Prison on 17 April after 70 days of detention. Security forces arrested

Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili is being held in custody by the Ministry of Intelligence in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, without the right to legal counsel and family visits, Kurdistan Human

Iranian security forces arrested Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili on the Shohada Street of Saqqez, Kurdistan province, on 8 February and took him to an undisclosed location. The activist's