Kurdish

Kurdish environmental activist's prison sentence increased to 6 years by appeals court

The five-year prison sentence for Chia Mohammadi, a Sanandaj resident and environmental activist, was previously issued by the Revolutionary Court.

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Four Kurdish civil society activists transferred to Bukan prison; a total of 43 months in prison await them

Four Kurdish civil society activists who were previously sentenced to a total of 43 months in prison by the Bukan Criminal Court for…

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Four Kurdish citizens sentenced to a total of four years in prison

Four Kurdish citizens, named "Heiman Mohammadian", "Yadgar Jafari", "Yasin Karimi", and "Pouria Naseri", were sentenced by the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court to a total of…

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At least 32 Kurdish citizens and activists were arrested in July

In July of this year, at least 32 Kurdish citizens and activists were arrested by security forces in western Iranian cities…

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Seven Kurdish citizens were arrested in western Iranian cities in recent days.

Over the past few weeks, a number of Kurdish citizens and activists have been arrested in western Iranian cities, and in the wake of this…

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A Kurdish businessman was killed by direct fire from border guards in Osnaviyeh.

A businessman from the village of Soghanloo, in the central part of Piranshahr city, was killed by direct fire from border guards on the border heights…

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A Kurdish citizen in Iran was sentenced to five years in prison.

A Kurdish citizen named Salman Afra from the village of Ney in the Marivan region was sentenced to five years in prison by the Marivan Revolutionary Court.

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Four Kurdish citizens arrested in Piranshahr

In recent weeks, four Kurdish citizens have been arrested by security forces in the city of Piranshahr, in West Azerbaijan province. To…

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