Taher Ghaderzadeh, Ahmad Ghaderi, and Suleiman Abdi, teachers’ union activists in Saqqez, are facing judicial cases opened at the city’s Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office. According to Kolbarnews, citing the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, three teachers’ union activists in Kurdistan have been confronted with judicial cases.Taher Ghaderzadeh, […]
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Sepideh Qolian, Pouran Nazemi, and Narges Mohammadi three well-known civil activists were violently arrested by security forces during the seventh-day memorial ceremony of Khosrow Alikordi and taken to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, December 12, 2025, security forces stormed the memorial ceremony of Khosrow Alikordi, the deceased […]
Omar Mohammadi, a Kurdish poet and writer from Oshnaviyeh, has been transferred to prison to serve a sentence of 5 years and 6 months in prison along with 4 years of suspended imprisonment, despite suffering from several chronic illnesses and being denied essential medical care and medication inside prison. According […]
Ramin Zaleh, a Kurdish political prisoner from Naqadeh, has been sentenced to death by the Mahabad Revolutionary Court on the charge of “baghi” (armed rebellion). The ruling was issued after more than 500 days of detention without access to a chosen lawyer, while his family was reportedly pressured into silence. […]
The wave of arrests in Mahabad has intensified over the past four days, with the detention of Karzan Bahmani, bringing the total number of detainees to at least nine. All have reportedly been transferred to undisclosed locations. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Wednesday, December 10, 2025, security […]
Four days after the arrest of Ahmad Khodadadi, a resident of Piranshahr originally from Naqadeh, no information has been made available regarding his situation or whereabouts. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, December 8, 2025, Ahmad Khodadadi was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.Despite the passage of […]
The death sentence of Warisha Moradi, a prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been overturned by Iran’s Supreme Court, and her case has been referred to another branch for retrial. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Supreme Court overturned Moradi’s death sentence following a review of her […]
Seventeen teachers in Kurdistan have recently faced heavy disciplinary rulings issued by the Administrative Violations Board of the Ministry of Education. The rulings include permanent dismissal, temporary suspension, forced retirement, administrative relocation, and bans from holding managerial positions. According to Kolbarnews, citing the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, […]
Two citizens from Naqadeh, identified as Mahmoud Khodadadi and Hemin Rahimi, have been arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, December 7, 2025, agents of the Intelligence Department in Naqadeh arrested Mahmoud Khodadadi and Hemin Rahimi separately and with the use of […]
Saman Qorbani, Akam Sheikhe Morsheh, Hezhar Mohammadzadeh Aghdam, and Iman Mohammadzadeh have been arrested by security forces in Mahabad, and the reasons for their detention remain unclear. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Saman Qorbani, a resident of Mahabad; Akam Sheikhe Morsheh, from the […]