On Saturday, June 15, 2024, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (of the right-wing Moderate Party) announced in a statement the release of Hamid Nouri, an assistant prosecutor and deputy prosecutor at Gohardasht Prison, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden. In his statement, Kristersson also announced that Johan […]
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Mojgan Kavousi, a researcher and activist for mother tongue rights and a political prisoner from Kelardasht, has had her prison sentence converted to open prison. She will serve the remaining of her sentence outside of Tonekabon prison. According to Kolbarnews, Mojgan Kavousi’s prison sentence has been converted to open prison. […]
A citizen from Divandarreh was arrested by security forces and transferred to the Sanandaj Intelligence Office. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, security forces raided the home of Mr. Farid Badidest in Divandarreh and arrested him. There is currently no information available about Mr. Badidest’s whereabouts or condition. […]
As the early presidential election show approaches, threats, summonses, and arrests of ordinary citizens and social activists, as well as pressure on political prisoners, have significantly increased. To create an atmosphere of fear and terror, a number of convicts from ordinary courts are being executed daily. Amnesty International, in its […]
Susan Hassanzadeh, a civil activist and Kurdish language instructor from Bokan, has been temporarily released from prison on bail. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Susan Hassanzadeh, a civil activist and Kurdish language instructor from Bokan, was temporarily released from Urmia Central Prison on a bail of one […]
Following the acceptance of a retrial, the prison sentences of four labor activists, who were previously sentenced to six years in prison, have been reduced to three years and seven months. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, June 10, 2024, the six-year prison sentence of Anisha Asadollahi, Reza Shahabi, Keyvan Mahdavi, […]
Written; Nazila Marufian Translate from Persian; Roman Mireki Osman Esmaili a labor activist and prisoner from Saqez underwent surgery and his physical condition is described as alarming. This Kurdish labor activist has spent his life as a construction worker since childhood. Osman Esmaili a labor activist has not given up […]
The crimes of the Turkish government in areas under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces continue. On Friday, June 7, 2024, local authorities in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) announced that the Turkish Air Force once again attacked northern and eastern Syria with drones and artillery. Since October 2023, the Turkish […]
Shovaneh Khezrnejad, Ahad Khezrnejad, and Salah Khezrnejad have been released from Naqadeh prison on bail. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Shwaneh Khezrnejad, Ahad Khezrnejad, and Salah Khezrnejad, three citizens from Piranshahr, were temporarily released from Naqadeh prison on a bail of two billion tomans each, pending the […]
Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian protest rapper, along with two other artists, received the Václav Havel Human Rights Award in 2024. This award was given in recognition of their creative efforts to protest oppression and promote human rights. According to Kolbarnews, the award ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 4, in […]