Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The second court session for Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) charged with “armed insurrection” (baghi), was postponed on 28 August due to the absence of both the prosecutor’s representative and a court advisor, marking another delay in the trial of the Kurdish political prisoner. This is the second postponement of Moradi's trial. The previous session, scheduled for 4...

The second court session for Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) charged with "armed insurrection" (baghi), was postponed on 4 August after she refused to attend in protest at the recent death sentences handed down to two other political prisoners. Moradi, who has been detained for over a year, had her letter and defence statement published on the Bidarzani...

At least 13 Kurdish civilians and activists, including Verisheh Moradi, Sardar Shah-Moradi, Ali Ghassemi, Pezhman Soltani, Kaveh Salehi, Rizgar Beygzadeh Baba-Miri, Javanmard Mam-Khosravi, Kamran Soltani, Mohammad Faraji, Rauf Sheikh-Maroufi, Hossein Khosravi, Soleyman Adhami, and Hiwa Nouri, are currently imprisoned in Iran on severe charges such as "armed insurrection" (baghi), "spreading corruption on earth" (efsad-e fel arz), and "enmity against God" (moharebeh), which carry the...

The second court session for Verisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner in Tehran's Evin Prison, is scheduled for 4 August at Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Abolghassem Salavati. This session follows a period during which Moradi's lawyers have been unable to access her case files. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Moradi, who is currently...

Verisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been prevented from contacting her family and lawyers since 6 May on the orders of Judge Abolghasem Salavati. When her lawyers went to court last week ahead of her second hearing, they were told by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran that they would not be allowed to access the case...

The initial court hearing for Verisheh Moradi and the second session for Pakhshan Azizi took place on 16 June at the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran on charges of "armed insurrection" (baghi), which carries the death penalty in Iran. Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was transferred from the women's ward of Evin prison to Branch 15 of the...

Kurdish political prisoner Verisheh Moradi ended her hunger strike on 16 May after being returned to the women's ward of Evin Prison following a three-day detention in Ward 209, a section controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence. Moradi began her hunger strike on 15 May in protest at her transfer. Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish women's rights activist and fellow inmate, also concluded her hunger strike...

Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), and Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist and former political prisoner, have gone on hunger strike in Evin Prison after Moradi was transferred to Ward 209 of the Ministry of Intelligence within the prison on the orders of Judge Salavati. Moradi, who has been imprisoned since 1 August 2023, was transferred from the Women's...

The trial of Verisheh Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), scheduled for 9 April at Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, has been postponed due to the absence of Judge Amouzad, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The same branch of the court, presided over by Judge Salavati, had previously notified Moradi's lawyers of the...