Davood Razavi, a board member of the Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, has been granted temporary leave from Evin Prison. According to Kolbarews, citing the Syndicate, Razavi was released on a five-day furlough on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Razavi was transferred to Ward 6 of […]
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The flogging sentence of Mehdi Yarahi, the Iranian singer and composer, was carried out at the Fourth Enforcement Branch in Tehran. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Mehdi Yarahi received 74 lashes as per his sentence, which was executed at the Fourth Enforcement Branch of the Tehran Morality […]
Hiwa Seifizadeh, a classical music artist and instructor, who was arrested while performing at a concert in Tehran, has been released on bail. Several members of her band had previously been released under similar conditions. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, March 1, 2025, Hiwa Seifizadeh was freed on bail. Reports […]
Hiwa Seifizadeh, an actor, singer, and classical music instructor, was arrested by security forces during a live performance at a venue in Tehran. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Thursday, February 27, 2025, Hiwa Seifizadeh, a 27-year-old artist from Kermanshah residing in Tehran, was detained while performing at Emarat […]
Mohammad Habibi, spokesperson for the Teachers’ Trade Association, has been released from Evin Prison after completing his sentence. According to Kolbarnews, Mohammad Habibi was released today, Wednesday, February 19, 2025. His release marks the completion of his sentence, including time spent in previous detentions. On November 11, 2024, Habibi was […]
A court session was held to review the charges against protest rapper Toomaj Salehi. According to Kolbarnews, today, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the court convened to address a new case against Toomaj Salehi, which was filed due to the release of a song. As a result, he faced new legal […]
In the past week, protest actions and resistance against repressive forces have become widespread and continuous. On Friday, February 14, a number of students gathered inside and outside the University of Tehran dormitory to protest the killing of a student named Amir Mohammad Khaleqi. They clashed with security forces and […]
According to her lawyer, journalist Elahe Mohammadi has been granted a pardon and her case has been officially closed after 17 months of imprisonment and legal proceedings. As reported by Kolbernews, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Shahab Mirlouhi, Elahe Mohammadi’s lawyer, announced that she had received a pardon regarding the […]
According to the lawyers of Niloufar Hamedi, the imprisoned journalist, she has been granted a pardon and her case has been officially closed after months of detention and legal proceedings. As reported by Kolbernews, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Parto Borhanpour and Hojjat Kermani, Niloufar Hamedi’s lawyers, stated that she […]
The Ninth Branch of Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected the appeal for the retrial of Pakhshan Azizi, a political activist imprisoned in Evin Prison. According to Kolbarnews, Pakhshan Azizi’s request to overturn her death sentence was denied by the Supreme Court on January 25, 2025, and her lawyers were officially […]