The prison sentence of Serveh Pourmohammadi, a member of the Nozhin Cultural-Social Association, has been reduced to five years by the Kurdistan Province Court of Appeals. She had previously been sentenced to ten years in prison in the preliminary trial. According to Kolbarnews, the Kurdistan Appeals Court issued a new […]
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Idris Haji-Rasoulpour and Hemin Ebrahim-Hamzeh, two residents of Bukan, have each been sentenced to three months of imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Kolbarnews, Idris Haji-Rasoulpour, the brother of Mohammad Haji-Rasoulpour—one of the marters during the Jina revolutionary uprising in Bukan—and Hemin Ebrahim-Hamzeh, a […]
Arslan Divargar, a citizen from the city of Divandarreh and resident of Sanandaj, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Kolbarnews, in recent days, Arslan Divargar, a 48-year-old citizen from the city of Divandarreh and resident of […]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed annually on November 25. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1999, this day aims to raise awareness and take action against gender-based violence. Its historical roots, however, trace back to the 1960s and the assassination of the Mirabal […]
Atefeh Rangriz, a writer, translator, and women’s rights activist, has been sentenced by the Damghan Revolutionary Court to 7 years and 7 months of imprisonment along with additional penalties. According to Kolbarnews, Hossein Taj, Atefeh Rangriz’s lawyer, announced that a new verdict had been issued by the Dameghan Court while […]
The Tehran Province Appeals Court (Branch 31) has upheld the fine imposed on Esmail Garami, a labor activist imprisoned in Evin Prison. Previously, Branch 1027 of the Tehran Criminal Court had sentenced him to pay a fine of 20 million tomans. According to Kolbarnews, the appeals court confirmed Esmail Garami’s […]
Six days after her arrest, there is still no information about the fate of Sieran Khosravi, a civil activist from the city of Sanandaj. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Seiran Khosravi was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. The report states that security […]
Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student union activist, has been sentenced to imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. According to Kolbarnews, Leila Hosseinzadeh was convicted of appearing in public without a hijab and “propaganda against the regime.” She stated on social media that she was unaware of the specifics of her […]
Fereydoun Soltani, a resident of Tekab County, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, November 22, 2024, Fereydoun Soltani was detained after being summoned and threatened multiple times by the Ministry of Intelligence. During the arrest, security forces searched his home, […]
The trial of Cécile Kohler, a French literature teacher and member of the French teachers’ union Force Ouvrière, is scheduled for Sunday, November 24, 2024. According to Kolbarnews, Noémie Kohler, the sister of Cécile Kohler—a French literature teacher and member of the “Labor Force” teachers’ union in France—has announced that […]