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 […]
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Soheila Motaei, a civil and women’s rights activist from Dehgolan, was arrested for participating in an International Women’s Day ceremony in Sanandaj. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, March 10, 2025, security forces detained Soheila Motaei following her participation in a Women’s Day commemoration event in Sanandaj and transferred her to […]
Security forces raided the home of women’s rights activist Leila Pashaei in Sanandaj and arrested her. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, March 10, 2025, security forces stormed Leila Pashaei’s home and arrested her once again. The charge against her has been stated as “acting against national security.” World wrestling champion […]
Several civil and women’s rights activists in Sanandaj, including Soraya Khediri, Simin Chaychi, and Bahar Zangiband, have been summoned by security authorities and forced to sign written commitments pledging not to participate in any gatherings or events for International Women’s Day on March 8. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, March […]
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 […]
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 […]