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 […]
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Mina Soltani, a grieving mother from Bukan, has been sentenced to eight months in prison and fined one million tomans. According to Kolbarnews, Mina Soltani, the mother of Shahriar Mohammadi who was killed during the Jina uprising in Bukan was convicted by Branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Bukan […]
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 […]
The lawyers of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist and former member of the Committee for the Coordination of Labor Organizations, have announced that her death sentence has been reinstated. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, February 13, 2025, her lawyers, Mohammad Reza Nazari-Nejad and Mohammad Reza Sarvari, confirmed the reissuance of […]
Political prisoner Soe’da Khedirzadeh, who gave birth to her child while serving her sentence, has been temporarily released from Urmia Prison on bail. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Soe’da Khedirzadeh was granted a 20-day furlough after posting 2.5 billion tomans in bail. Reports indicate that her child, […]
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 […]
A group of female political prisoners in Evin Prison has been denied visitation rights following their sit-in protest against the transfer of two political prisoners, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, to Qezel Hesar Prison. According to Kolbernews, the ban applies to both in-person and cabin visits and was officially communicated […]
Parvin Edevaei, a civil activist from Marivan, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, January 26, 2025, Parvin Edevaei, a civil activist in Marivan, was arrested by the city’s security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.Parvin Edevaei has been active […]
Faranek Rafiei, an environmental activist from Sanandaj, was summoned and interrogated by security forces in connection with the recent strikes by shopkeepers and merchants in Kurdish cities protesting execution sentences. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 23, 2025, Faranek Rafiei, a civil and environmental activist from Sanandaj, was summoned by […]