Salar Khalifehzadeh, a 43-year-old citizen from Mahabad, remains held in a state of uncertainty in the central prison of Miandoab after more than six months since his arrest, and the status of his case remains shrouded in ambiguity. According to Kolbarnews, Salar Khalifehzadeh, who is currently imprisoned in the central […]
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Naser Bakrzadeh, Yaghoub Karimpour, and Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, three prisoners sentenced to death in Urmia Central Prison, have been suddenly and separately transferred to unknown locations, and this situation has intensified concerns about the imminent implementation of their execution sentences. According to Kolbarnews on Thursday, April 30, 2026, Naser Bakrzadeh, a […]
In continuation of the trend of arrests of Kurdish citizens in different cities, two citizens from Miandoab, named Jamal Abdollahi and Behzad Abdi, were arrested by security forces. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Monday, February 9, 2026, at 3:00 a.m., security forces entered the personal homes of […]
In continuation of the wave of arbitrary arrests of Kurdish citizens in cities of Kurdistan, Anvar Choupani, a 36-year-old citizen from the village of Khankandi, a district of Miandoab, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, February 9, 2026, Anvar Choupani, […]
Behzad Abdi, a citizen from the village of “Gavmish Geli,” a district of Miandoab County, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Monday, February 9, 2026, security forces raided the residence of Behzad Abdi and arrested him without […]
Sardar Seyed Rahimi, a citizen from the village of Gavmish Goli in Miandoab County, was arrested by security forces. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Monday, February 2, 2026, security forces, without presenting a judicial warrant, raided the family home of Sardar Seyed Rahimi, a citizen from the […]
Yaqub Karim-Pour, a citizen from Miandoab who was arrested during the 12-day Iran–Israel war, was sentenced to death by Branch One of the Urmia Revolutionary Court on the charge of “corruption on earth” through “spying for Israel.” According to Kolbarnews, Yaqub Karim-Pour, a citizen adhering to the Yarsan faith and […]
Hemin Ahmadzadeh, Salar Ostadahmadi, and Hassan Ramazani, three residents of Miandoab, were arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Thursday, December 18, 2025, security forces raided the village of Sarchenar, a district of Miandoab County, and arrested Hemin Ahmadzadeh, […]
Moloud Afand, a translator and journalist from Miandoab, has been arrested by security forces and transferred to a detention center in Urmia. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, November 19, 2025, Moloud Afand, a translator and journalist from the village of Hasanabad in Miandoab County, was arrested by security forces. According […]
Seven citizens in Kurdistan, including have been sentenced to execution and long prison terms on security-related charges verdicts that, according to informed sources, were issued following arrests accompanied by torture. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, October 25, 2025, the preliminary prison verdicts for six citizens from Mahabad were issued. Based […]