Sakineh Parvaneh Archives - KHRN
Kurdish political prisoner begins symbolic hunger strike in tribute to slain protester
Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh went on a one-day symbolic hunger strike today, marking the anniversary of the birth of Ali Mozaffari, a 17-year-old boy killed during the anti-government uprising of Women, Life, Freedom in Quchan, Razavi Khorasan Province. Mozaffari, a Kurdish civilian from Quchan, was shot by anti-riot forces during protests in the city on 22 September 2022. Despite his injuries, he was severely beaten...
Read moreKurdish political prisoner transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran
Sakineh Parvaneh, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a sentence of seven years and six months in Mashhad Prison, was transferred to the women's ward of Evin Prison in Tehran on 3 April for unspecified reasons. She had previously requested to be transferred to Quchan Prison in Razavi Khorasan Province because her family lives in the city. Parvaneh was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic...
Read moreTwo Kurdish political prisoners begin hunger strikes, protest executions
Kurdish political prisoners Motalleb Ahmadian and Sakineh Parvaneh have begun hunger strikes in protest at the recent execution of four Kurdish political prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Ahmadian began his hunger strike on 29 January, the same day as the execution of Pezhman Fatehi, Mohammad Faramarzi, Vafa Azarbar and Mohsen Mazloum. Despite initially planning a...
Read moreKurdish political prisoner denied medical care, communication rights
Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh, currently serving a seven and a half year sentence in the women's section of Mashhad Central Prison, is being denied medical care and her communication with her family is being restricted, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Despite suffering from respiratory and heart problems, Parvaneh is being denied access to medical services due to opposition from the Intelligence...
Read moreCourt of Appeals upholds former Kurdish political prisoner’s jail term
Branch Three of the Razavi Khorasan Province Court of Appeals has upheld the seven and a half year prison sentence of former Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh. Parvaneh was deprived of legal representation during her arrest and subsequent trial, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. On 31 October, the political prisoner was summoned to the Enforcement of Judgements Office in Mashhad Prison, where she...
Read moreSakineh Parvaneh sentenced to seven years, six month in prison
Kurdish political prisoner Sakine Parvaneh has been handed a sentence of seven years and six months by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province. Parvaneh was convicted on charges of "propaganda against the state", "assembly and collusion", and "insulting the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran". The political prisoner was recently transferred from the women's ward of Mashhad Central Prison to Branch...
Read moreKurdish political prisoner in state of uncertainty, faces health risks
Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh has been held in a state of uncertainty in the women's ward of Mashhad Central Prison in Razavi Khorasan Province for more than five months. Despite suffering from respiratory and heart problems, the authorities have refused to transfer her to the prison infirmary or a medical facility outside the prison for treatment. An informed source who spoke to the Kurdistan Human...
Read moreDetention of former Kurdish political prisoner extended for second time
Branch 903 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Mashhad, north-east Iran, has extended the detention of the former Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh for the second time, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Due to the transfer of prisoners to the court in handcuffs and fetters, the political prisoner refused to appear in court in the last few days. Parvaneh received a...
Read moreFormer Kurdish political prisoner indicted in Mashhad
The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Mashhad, north-east Iran, summoned former Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh on 8 May and informed her that she had been charged with "propaganda against the state," "acting against national security" through "membership" in opposition groups and "insulting the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic". Parvaneh was also told that her case had been referred to the Islamic Revolutionary...
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