Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The first court hearing of the political prisoner known as Ramin Hossein Panahi was held on Monday morning, January 15, at the Revolutionary Court (Branch 1) in Sanandaj headed by Judge Saeedi and another judge. "Ramin Hossein Panahi told the court that he had been tortured to death at the Sanandaj Intelligence Bureau until his kidneys were bleeding. He also added that he had not...

Ramin Hussein Panahi, a Kurdish political prisoner who has been detained at the Sanandaj Intelligence Detention Centre since June 23, has gone on a hunger strike since Dec 5 in protest to his unclear status and the refusal of authorities to transfer him to Sanandaj Prison. Amjad Hussein Panahi, brother of this political prisoner confirmed the news of his brother’s hunger strike and told Kurdistan...

Afshin Hussein Panahi, a Kurdish activist detainee, was sentenced to eight and a half years of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj on charges of propaganda against the regime and cooperating with one of the Kurdish parties. "On the afternoon of Oct 25, 2017, the court hearing for Afshin, Ahmad and Zubair Hussein Panahi was held at Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of...

The court hearing for Afshin Hossein Panahi, a Kurdish activist detainee arrested 83 days ago, was held at the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj yesterday but there is still no news about the fate of his brother, Ramin Hussein Panahi. Kurdistan Human Rights Network has been informed that on September 14, the court hearing for Afshin Hossein Panahi was held at the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj...

Information regarding the fate of detained wounded Iranian Kurdish opposition member Ramin Hossein Panahi and members of his family has remained unknown since he was arrested after armed clashes with Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in the city of Sanandaj on 23 June. A reliable source spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) about the incident and said that Hamza's Revolutionary Guards in the Shalaman...