Nasrin Javadi (also known as Azam Khezri Javadi), a labor activist held in Evin Prison, continues to be denied adequate medical care and medical leave despite her deteriorating health. According to Kolbarnews, Nasrin Javadi suffers from several medical conditions, including osteoporosis and a herniated disc, and has recently experienced significant […]
Social Movements
Maliheh Abdolghaderi, a resident of Bukan, has been sentenced by the judiciary to 10 months in prison. According to Kolbarnews, Maliheh Abdolghaderi, a citizen of Bukan, was recently sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment by Branch 101 of the Second Criminal Court of Bukan on charges of “propaganda against the […]
Reyhaneh Ansari-Nejad, a labor activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been deprived of in-person visits with her family since late June. Ansari-Nejad suffers from severe pain in her “spinal discs and neck” and “knee and shoulder ligaments,” which has further heightened her family’s concerns. According to Kolbarnews, Reyhaneh Ansari-Nejad, a […]
Warisha Moradi, a political activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, has reached the eighteenth day of her indefinite hunger strike. According to Kolbarnews, today, October 28, 2024, Warisha Moradi, a political activist imprisoned in Evin and accused of “rebellion,” continues her indefinite hunger strike in protest against the issuance and execution […]
Over the past week, 15 labor, environmental, and teachers’ union activists in the cities of Sanandaj and Kamiyaran were summoned, interrogated, and threatened by security agencies. According to Kolbarnews, in recent days, two labor and environmental activists in Kamiyaran, identified as Jabbar Kamangar and Omid Ahmadi, were summoned to the […]
Three days after the arrest of Haroun Salimi, a resident of Sanandaj, there is still no information available regarding his fate. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, October 21, 2024, Haroun Salimi, a 33-year-old resident of the village of Shian, a suburb of Sanandaj, was arrested by security forces and taken […]
Kamyar Fakour, a labor activist, has had his prison sentence converted to an open prison arrangement, meaning he will serve the remainder of his sentence outside of Evin Prison. According to Kolbarnews, Kamyar Fakour was released from Evin Prison recently, as confirmed by his brother, Maziar Fakour. Kamyar will now […]
Karimbakhsh Kurdi-Tamandani, a Baloch social activist, was arrested by security forces in Taftan after protesting against gold mining in the region. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Karimbakhsh Kurdi-Tamandani, a Baloch social activist and founder of the “Save Taftan Nature” campaign, was arrested by agents from the Khash […]
Milad Naseri and Akam Amini, two teenagers from the city of Bukan, have been arrested by local security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, in recent days, security forces in Bukan arrested the two teenagers, both identified as Milad Naseri and Akam Amini, residents of the […]
The one-year prison sentence of Adel Pirouzi, a resident of Marivan, has been upheld by the Kurdistan Provincial Court of Appeals. According to Kolbarnews, Adel Pirouzi was convicted by the Marivan Revolutionary Court on charges of “propaganda against the regime in favor of one of the opposition parties” and sentenced […]