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 […]
Women
Sirveh Pourmohammadi, a member of the cultural and social association “Nozhin”, has been summoned to begin serving a five-year prison sentence. According to Kolbarnews, she received an official summons to begin serving her sentence. In December 2024, the Kurdistan Province Court of Appeals sentenced her to five years in prison […]
According to Kolbarnews, seven female singers in the city of Behbahan were summoned and interrogated by the IRGC Intelligence and Basij forces of the region on Wednesday, April 16th. After being questioned by agents unfamiliar with the world of music, they were told to cease all artistic activities. The women […]
Nazanin Elyasi, a citizen from the city of Mahabad, was released from Urmia prison after four months of detention by posting a bail of 4 billion tomans. According to Kolbarews, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, Nazanin Elyasi was temporarily released from Urmia prison upon posting a bail of 4 billion […]
Sousan Razani, a civil and women’s rights activist from Sanandaj, has been summoned by the Revolutionary Court of the city. According to Kolbarews, Sousan Razani, a veteran activist of the women’s movement in Sanandaj, received a summons from the city’s Revolutionary Court to appear on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The […]
For the second consecutive time, Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected the retrial request of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. This decision has once again raised concerns over the judicial handling of political cases in Iran. According to Kolbarews, Maziyar Tataei, one of Pakhshan Azizi’s defense lawyers, announced […]
Two women’s rights activists from Gilan, Zahra and Zohreh Dadras, have been temporarily released from prison following the Supreme Court’s acceptance of their request for a retrial. According to Kolbarews, Zahra and Zohreh Dadras were temporarily freed after the Supreme Court approved the retrial. This decision came after legal efforts […]
Leyla Pashaei and Baran Saedi, two civil activists from Sanandaj, were released from the city’s Juvenile Correction Center after posting bail. According to Kolbarews, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, both activists were released after each posted 500 million tomans in bail. They were initially arrested on March 10, 2025, by […]
Nine farmers, including seven female workers, were injured in a collision between a pickup truck carrying farmers and a passenger car on the Shush highway in Khuzestan province. According to Kolbarews, the accident occurred on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Following the collision, emergency services quickly transferred the injured to nearby […]
Soma Mohammadzadeh, a civil activist and women’s rights advocate from Sanandaj, has been temporarily released on one billion tomans bail. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, she was released on bail pending the completion of judicial proceedings. Soma Mohammadzadeh was arrested on Monday, March 10, 2025, without a […]