Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish activist sentenced to seven years, three months in jail

Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced Kurdish civil rights activist Taha Rasoulian to a total of seven years and three months in prison. According to the verdict, Rasoulian was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of "acting against national security" through his "affiliation" with one of the Kurdish opposition parties, three years and seven months...

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