Sepideh Qolian, labor activist and political prisoner, released after more than two years of imprisonment According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Sepideh Qolian, a labor activist and prominent figure in Iran’s civil movements, was released from Evin Prison after serving her sentence. She spent a total of two […]
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Mahsa Zarei, a civil and cultural activist from Kermanshah, has been released on bail after one week in detention. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, June 1, 2025, Mahsa Zarei was temporarily released pending the completion of legal proceedings, after spending a week in detention. Her release was secured through a […]
Three residents of Urmia were arrested by security forces during a nighttime raid and taken to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Monday, May 26, 2025, Raena Khorran and Rozhan Khorran, two sisters from Urmia, along with their uncle Jalal Farrokhi, residents of the “Ziveh Margavar” […]
A court session to review the charges against Leyla Pashaei and Baran Saedi, women’s rights activists in the city of Sanandaj, was held in Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of this city. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, May 26, 2025, a court session was held to address the charges […]
Soheila Motaei, a civil activist from Dehgolan, has been summoned to Branch 102 of the Second Criminal Court of this city on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.” According to Kolbarnews, Soheila Motaei received an official summons issued on May 11, 2025, requiring her to appear in court on […]
The faction supporting the imposition of compulsory hijab on women and therefore on society has intensified its repressive measures since the beginning of March-April. These defeated traditionalists are attempting to boost the morale of their remaining forces by sending hijab-related text messages, installing surveillance cameras, and using drones for filming. […]
Branch 31 of the Court of Administrative Justice upheld the dismissal of Somayeh Akhtarshemar, a labor union activist and teacher from Marivan, rejecting her appeal and confirming the initial ruling. According to Kolbarnews, citing the Telegram channel of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, the dismissal of Somayeh […]
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 […]
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 […]