Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The Islamic Revolutionary Court and Branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Oshnavieh, in Iran's northwestern West Azarbaijan province, have sentenced six Kurdish civilians to jail terms ranging from six months to five years. The courts charged the civilians, who come from Oshnavieh, with "acting against national security" by collaborating with a Kurdish opposition party. The Criminal Court sentenced civilians Ayoub Musa to five years in...

The Ministry of Intelligence in Orumiyeh and Sanandaj have released on bail Kurdish civilians Shirzad Mamandi and Zanyar Moradi in recent days. On 28 September, the intelligence ministry of Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan province, released Shirzad Mamandi on bail. On 29 August, security forces had arrested Mamandi at his home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan province. They had taken him to the detention centre of the intelligence ministry...