Frouzan Nojavan (Eslami), an English language teacher, director of the Nojavan Language Academy, and a well-known Kurdish blogger in Urmia, was temporarily released from Urmia Central Prison after 17 days in detention by security forces, upon posting bail set at 5 billion tomans. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, May 30, […]
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Forty-three days after the arbitrary arrest of Shler Mam Qaderi, a 34-year-old woman from Mahabad, received reports indicate that she has been subjected to severe physical torture during detention and, despite suffering from breast cancer, continues to be deprived of full medical treatment, medication, and her basic rights. According to […]
Majid Darvishnejad, a cinema and theater actor and director from Urmia, was temporarily released on bail after several days of detention and interrogation in one of the city’s security detention centers. According to Kolbarnews, in mid-May 2026, Majid Darvishnejad was invited to the Cultural Complex of Urmia under the pretext […]
Forouzan Eslami, a Kurdish citizen from Urmia and an English language teacher, was arrested by security forces in this city and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, security forces approached the location where Forouzan Eslami was present and arrested her without presenting a […]
Ahmad Mam Sharifi, a citizen from Piranshahr, was temporarily released after nearly 11 months of detention and imprisonment in the central prison of Urmia upon the posting of 3 billion tomans bail. According to Kolbarnews, Ahmad Mam Sharifi, son of Omar, originally from the village of “Silveh” and a resident […]
Amir Yousofi, a citizen from the village of “Salamat” in the district of Bukan, was arrested by security forces and transferred to a security detention center in Urmia. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, security forces arrested Amir Yousofi in Bukan without presenting a judicial warrant.According to obtained […]
Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a Kurdish political prisoner from Urmia, who had been arrested during the Jina Revolutionary Movement and sentenced to death, was secretly executed in Urmia Central Prison. According to Kolbarnews, at dawn on Sunday, May 3, 2026, the death sentence of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a 27-year-old political prisoner, was carried […]
Yousef Kolonkzadeh, a Kurdish language translator and teacher from Urmia, was arrested in recent days by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, this citizen was arrested by security forces without the presentation of a judicial warrant, and the process of his arrest has been accompanied […]
The death sentences of Naser Bakrzadeh, a Kurdish political prisoner, and Yaghoub Karimpour, a citizen from Miandoab, were secretly carried out in Urmia Central Prison. According to Kolbarnews on Saturday, May 2, 2026, Naser Bakrzadeh, 26 years old, and Yaghoub Karimpour, who had previously been sentenced to death on charges […]
Naser Bakrzadeh, Yaghoub Karimpour, and Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, three prisoners sentenced to death in Urmia Central Prison, have been suddenly and separately transferred to unknown locations, and this situation has intensified concerns about the imminent implementation of their execution sentences. According to Kolbarnews on Thursday, April 30, 2026, Naser Bakrzadeh, a […]