Soheil Arabi, a blogger, political activist, and former political prisoner originally from Bijar and residing in Tehran, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran to five years in prison and a two-year ban on activities on social media. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, August 16, 2026, Branch 26 […]
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Naeim Lashkari, a resident of Bijar who was arrested during the January 2026 protests and is currently imprisoned in Greater Tehran Prison, has been sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court to five years of discretionary imprisonment. According to Kolbarnews, Naeim Lashkari, a 25-year-old resident of Bijar, was sentenced by Branch […]
Pouria Valizadeh, a 22-year-old citizen from Bijar, was arrested by government forces using severe violence on one of the streets of the city and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Thursday, June 11, 2026, government forces arrested Pouria Valizadeh in a public area of […]
Mojtaba Iravi, a retired teacher and Kurdish citizen from Bijar, remains in an uncertain situation nearly three months after his arrest by government forces, with no information available regarding his place of detention, health condition, or the status of his judicial case. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, […]
Sara Kavandi and Melika Kavandi, two sisters from Bijar, were arrested by government forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the city of Karaj and transferred to Kachouei Prison in the city. At the same time, Mohammad Nosrati, Melika Kavandi’s husband, who had previously been arrested, was released after […]
Mehdi Karimpour, a 22-year-old Kurdish young man from Bijar and a resident of Meshkin Dasht, Karaj, has been identified as another victim of the nationwide protests. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, January 10, 2026, Mehdi Karimpour was returning home with his wife from a supermarket in Meshkin Dasht, when he […]
Milad Gachlo, a 39-year-old Kurdish man from Bijar and a resident of Meshkin Dasht, Karaj, has been identified as another victim of the nationwide protests. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Milad Gachlo was directly targeted in the neck by pellet gunfire from suppressive forces of the Islamic […]
Melika Kavandi, a Kurdish citizen from Bijar and a former detainee of the Jinā revolutionary movement, was arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the city of Karaj and transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Sunday, February 8, 2026, […]
Mehrdad Davoudpour, a citizen from Bijar, remains in a state of uncertainty after being arrested by security forces. According to Kolbarnews, Mehrdad Davoudpour, a 30-year-old Kurdish citizen from Bijar and an electrical engineer, was arrested on January 8, 2026, by security forces in this city and transferred to an unknown […]
Omid Allahmoradi, a 21-year-old citizen, a worker, and a resident of the city of Bijar, was arrested in this city by security forces on Sunday, and as of the time of this report, no information is available regarding his place of detention or condition. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, January […]