Branch 11 of the Supreme Court has upheld in full the harsh sentences issued against Amirali Zakerifard and Emad Zakerifard, two brothers from Ilam who were arrested during the Jina Revolutionary Movement. The two brothers have been sentenced to a total of 68 years of imprisonment, fines, and flogging, and […]
Jina revolution
Kolbarnews has called on people across Iranian Kurdistan to join a general strike on Wednesday, September 16, marking the fourth anniversary of the death of Jina Amini and the beginning of the revolutionary movement that followed.In a statement issued ahead of the anniversary, Kolbarnews said that, four years after Jina […]
Four years ago, the state killing of Jina Amini sparked an uprising that became one of the largest and most influential protest movements in Iran’s contemporary history. Jina, a young Kurdish woman from Saqqez, died after being arrested by the morality police in Tehran; but her name quickly went beyond […]
Khabat Fadaei, an artist from Sarvabad and a former detainee of the Jina Revolutionary Movement, was violently arrested by government forces in front of his home in Marivan and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbernews, on Tuesday evening, September 8, 2026, government forces arrested Khabat Fadaei in front […]
Faryad Fathi, a 20-year-old citizen from the village of Golaneh in Divandarreh County, died after years of suffering from physical complications resulting from his detention during the Jina Revolutionary Movement. According to Kolbarnews, Faryad Fathi, a 20-year-old citizen from the village of Golaneh in Divandarreh County, who was arrested during […]
Reza Babernejad, a Kurdish citizen from Quchan and the brother of Mehdi Babarnejad, one of the victims of the Jina Revolutionary Movement, has been sentenced by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to a total of six years in prison. According to Kolbarnews, Reza Babernejad, a Kurdish citizen […]
Mohsen Eslamkhah, a 19-year-old citizen from Bukan and one of the detainees of the Jina revolutionary movement, has been sentenced to death by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Kolbarnews, Mohsen Eslamkhah, a citizen from Bukan, has been sentenced to death by Branch One of […]
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 25, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. November 25 marks the assassination of the Mirabal sisters; Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa who were murdered in 1960 for their political resistance against the dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Their killing became the origin […]
Pouya Javaheri, a resident of Kamiyaran and one of the detainees from the 2022 nationwide protests, remains in Sanandaj Prison after more than 25 months in detention. He has initiated a hunger strike in protest against his ongoing uncertainty. According to Kolbarnews, Pouya Javaheri has been held in Sanandaj Prison […]
The months of Mordad (July-August) and Shahrivar (August-September) are reminders of one of the horrific crimes committed during the rule of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thirty-six years ago, in these months of 1988, the Islamic regime carried out an atrocity that highlighted the extreme brutality of its officials. Concerned […]