Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The whereabouts of Kurdish women activists Leyla Pashaei, Soheyla Motaei, Soma Mohammad-Rezaei and Baran Saedi, who were arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Sanandaj and Dehgolan in recent days, remain unknown. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the activists have been denied access to legal counsel and family visits. Despite repeated requests from their families, the security and judicial authorities...

Ministry of Intelligence forces arrested four Kurdish women activists on 10 March reportedly linked to International Women’s Day events in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. Leyla Pashaei and Soheyla Motaei were arrested without warrants by intelligence agents in the cities of Sanandaj and Dehgolan in Kurdistan Province and taken to an undisclosed location, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Intelligence agents also raided Soma Mohammad-Rezaei's shop...