Shahriar Mohammadi Archives - KHRN

September 24, 2024

Mother of slain protester in solitary, denied legal representation

Mina Soltani, the mother of Shahriar Mohammadi, a protester killed during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising in 2022 in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, remains in detention without access to legal representation or family visits, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Since her arrest on 11 September, Soltani has had only one brief phone call with a relative, during which she revealed that...

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September 12, 2024

Security forces arrest mother of slain protester ahead of uprising anniversary

Iranian security forces have arrested Mina Soltani, the mother of Shahriar Mohammadi, a protester killed during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising in 2022, ahead of the second anniversary of the protests. Soltani was arrested without a warrant at her home in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, at around 18:00 local time on 11 September and taken to an undisclosed location, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network...

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