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 […]
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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 […]
Elham Qaderi, a resident of Piranshahr, was arrested by security forces and transferred to a security detention center in Urmia. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Elham Qaderi was detained by security forces who raided her family home without presenting a judicial warrant. She was subsequently taken to […]
Ebrahim Madadi, a well-known labor activist and member of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, is in a critical health condition. According to Kolbarnews, Ebrahim Madadi, who has been repeatedly arrested and imprisoned in the past for advocating workers’ rights, was detained again on August 12, […]
November 19, 2024, is recognized as the International Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse. Among the many hardships imposed on the world’s 8 billion people by the capitalist system, the suffering endured by children, particularly girls, stands out as profoundly distressing. This day was proposed in 2000 by activists […]
Farhad Sheikhi, a Kurdish labor activist from Saqqez, who was previously sentenced to eight months in prison by the Alborz Court of Appeals, is currently serving his sentence at the Central Detention Center in Karaj. According to Kulbarnews, Farhad Sheikhi was arrested in late September 2024 after appearing at Branch […]