Labor activist Payam Fathi from Sanandaj has been threatened via phone by security forces, warning him against participating in any gatherings or events related to International Women’s Day. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, Sanandaj security forces contacted Payam Fathi, warning him that any involvement in gatherings or […]
Social Movements
The Mothers of Justice from Kurdistan’s revolutionary movement took part in International Women’s Day ceremonies in Sanandaj and Marivan, raising their voices for justice and equality. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, March 7, 2025, the Mothers of Justice stood alongside civil activists and the women’s movement in Sanandaj and Marivan, […]
A group of hikers from Sanandaj marked International Women’s Day (March 8) with a special hiking event. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, March 7, 2025, a group of freedom-loving and equality-seeking men and women, along with civil and environmental activists and members of the Chel Chemeh group, organized a hike […]
A group of women’s rights activists and civil society members in Sanandaj met with mourning mothers on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8). According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, March 7, 2025, a number of civil activists and members of the women’s movement in Sanandaj visited the mothers seeking […]
Several civil and women’s rights activists in Sanandaj, including Soraya Khediri, Simin Chaychi, and Bahar Zangiband, have been summoned by security authorities and forced to sign written commitments pledging not to participate in any gatherings or events for International Women’s Day on March 8. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, March […]
In recent days, as International Women’s Day approaches, security forces have threatened a group of labor activists in Sanandaj through phone calls, warning them against organizing events for the occasion. According to Kolbarnews, security forces from the Sanandaj Intelligence Office have contacted and threatened several labor activists, warning them that […]
Parvin Adevaei, a citizen from Marivan, has been released on bail from the Sanandaj Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center. According to Kolbarnews, Parvin Adevaei was released on bail after being held at the Sanandaj Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center. She had been transferred to the facility’s public ward on February […]
The flogging sentence of Mehdi Yarahi, the Iranian singer and composer, was carried out at the Fourth Enforcement Branch in Tehran. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Mehdi Yarahi received 74 lashes as per his sentence, which was executed at the Fourth Enforcement Branch of the Tehran Morality […]
Arezoo Jalilzadeh, a schoolteacher in Sardasht, was arrested by security forces and transferred to a security detention center in Urmia. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, March 3, 2025, Arezoo Jalilzadeh, a teacher in Sardasht, was arrested by security forces in the city and taken to a security detention center in […]
Sardar Omarzadeh, a resident of Oshnavieh originally from Salmas, was arrested by security forces in Oshnavieh and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, in recent days, Sardar Omarzadeh, a 27-year-old citizen from the village of Delezi in the Shapiran region of Salmas, who resides in the village of […]