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In a concerning prelude to International Women’s Day, security services in Sanandaj, located in Kurdistan Province, have issued threats to women’s rights and labour activists. Specifically, renowned activists Bahar Zangiband, …
Kurdish Activists Face Threats Ahead of International Women’s Day Read More
Parvin Adwai, a notable civil rights activist and former political prisoner hailing from Marivan, has been provisionally released on bail from the women’s ward of the Juvenile Detention Centre in …
Kurdish Activist Parvin Adwai Released on Bail After Detention Read More
Mina Soltani, mourning her son Shahriar Mohammadi, who lost his life during the tumultuous Women, Life, Freedom protests in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been dealt a grievous blow. Sentenced …
Mother of Slain Protester Faces Prison and Fine in Iran Read More
Zeynab Jalalian, Iran’s longest-serving female political prisoner, recently marked a harrowing 17 years of incarceration. Born in 1982 in Dim Qeshlaq, West Azerbaijan, she has been behind bars since 26 …
Zeynab Jalalian: 17 Years of Resilience Behind Bars in Iran Read More
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reports that the detention orders for three Kurdish civilians—Faryad Hajizadeh, Azhdar Doudkanlou Milan, and Zabet Valilou Ghezelbash—have been prolonged for an additional month. These …
Continued Detention of Kurdish Civilians in Salmas Raises Concerns Read More
Kianoush Cheraghi, a Kurdish political prisoner, has embarked on an unsettling dry hunger strike at Ilam Central Prison, driven to this extreme after the revocation of his electronic ankle tag …
Kurdish Political Prisoner Kianoush Cheraghi Begins Dry Hunger Strike Against Injustice Read MoreIn Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, the Kurdish civilian Omid Fagheh-Hosseinzadeh was arrested by security forces on 11 February. Four days later, his current location remains a mystery, shrouded in uncertainty …
Concerns Rise Over Kurdish Civilian Arrests and Detentions in Iran Read MoreIn Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, the family of Peyman Menbari, a slain protester from the pro-freedom Women, Life, Freedom movement, faces mounting pressure and intimidation from security forces. Arezou and Afshin …
Menbari Family Faces Intimidation and Legal Pressure in Sanandaj Read MoreParvin Adwai, a committed civil rights activist and former political prisoner, has been held captive in the women’s ward of the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, for over …
Civil Rights Activist Parvin Adwai Detained in Sanandaj Without Charges Read More
In West Azerbaijan Province, Jalal Sadafi, a Kurdish civilian from Mahabad, faces dire circumstances as he has been detained for 54 days without legal counsel or family contact. Arrested by …
Kurdish Man Detained Without Legal Access: Wife Interrogated Amidst Crisis Read More