Mahmoud Salehi, a prominent leader of the labor movement, was assaulted by plainclothes agents in Saqqez on International Workers’ Day. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, May 1, 2025, Mahmoud Salehi an influential activist and leader of the Kurdish and Iranian labor movement was attacked and beaten in Saqqez. The report […]
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The conviction of Bayan Salehian, an internal medicine specialist from Saqqez and resident of Urmia, was fully upheld by Branch 9 of the West Azerbaijan Court of Appeals. Previously, she had been sentenced by Branch 111 of the Urmia Criminal Court to five months in prison and a fine of […]
Safa Aeili, uncle of Jina Amini, was arrested by security forces in Saqqez and transferred to the city’s central prison to begin serving his prison sentence. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Friday, April 11, 2025, 31-year-old Safa Aaeli was arrested by agents from the Saqqez Intelligence Office.The report […]
Behrouz Feyzi, a citizen from Saqqez, has been sentenced to eight months in prison by the city’s Revolutionary Court. According to Kolbarnews, Behrouz Feyzi was sentenced by Branch One of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mojtaba Ghaffari, to eight months of imprisonment on the charge of “propaganda against […]
Nariman Randani, a resident of Saqqez, was arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Kolbarews, on Wednesday, April 10, 2025, Nariman Randani was arrested at his workplace by security forces without the presentation of a judicial warrant. As of the time this report was prepared, […]
Saifollah Khan Ghafari, a 76-year-old resident of Saqqez and former political prisoner, has been temporarily released on bail after a week in detention. According to Kolbarews, on the morning of Saturday, March 29, 2025, Ghafari was released from prison after posting bail of 1 billion rials while awaiting the completion […]
Fouad Keshavarz, a resident and singer from Saqqez, was released from the city’s Intelligence Detention Center after posting bail. According to Kolbarews, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Fouad Keshavarz was freed on bail. However, details regarding the charges against him remain unknown at this time. Fouad Keshavarz was previously arrested […]
Zahed Shahabi, a resident of Saqqez, and Karwan Dafei, a 25-year-old resident of Marivan, have been arrested by the Intelligence Department forces. According to Kolbarews, over the past two days, two citizens were detained in connection with Nowruz celebrations in Marivan and Saqqez.Their identities have been confirmed as Zahed Shahabi […]
Chalak Pirouzi, Kaveh Dastan, residents of Marivan, and Seifollah Khan Ghafari, a resident of Saqqez, were arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, these three individuals were detained without a judicial warrant. The arrests of Kaveh Dastan and Chalak […]
Foad Keshavarz, a resident of Saqqez, was arrested by security forces after attending a Nowruz celebration and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, Foad Keshavarz was arrested by security forces.Reports indicate that his arrest was related to his participation in a Nowruz ceremony […]