Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Eight labour and civil rights activists appeared today before Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, facing charges of "propaganda against the state" and "disturbing public order and peace". The defendants - Susan Razani, Seyyed Khaled Hosseini, Jamal Asadi, Farshid Abdollahi, Eghbal Shabani, Fardin Miraki, Sheys Amani, and Arman Salimi - were previously summoned to Branch Two of the Public and...

Seven Kurdish civil rights and labour activists have been temporarily released on bail after being summoned to Branch Two of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. The individuals - Susan Razani, Seyyed Khaled Hosseini, Eghbal Shabani, Fardin Miraki, Farshid Abdollahi, Sheys Amani, and Jamal Asadi - appeared before the prosecutor on 5 January, following a summons issued on 3 January. According to...