As part of the continuing judicial crackdown on those arrested during the protests, the Revolutionary Court of Urmia has issued prison sentences for five Kurdish citizens from Urmia who have remained in detention since January last year.
According to Kolbarnews, Branches One and Three of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia have issued prison sentences for Karim Masoudi, Behzad Samadzadeh, Farshad Souri, Gholamreza Abdollahzadeh, and Sardar Pourmirzaei, five Kurdish citizens who were arrested during the January 2026 protests.
According to the rulings issued by Branch Three of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, Karim Masoudi and Sardar Pourmirzaei were each sentenced to two years’ discretionary imprisonment on the charge of “acting against national security.” Of these sentences, 18 months of Karim Masoudi’s sentence and 17 months of Sardar Pourmirzaei’s sentence have been suspended.
Gholamreza Abdollahzadeh was also sentenced by the same branch to one year of discretionary imprisonment. Following the acceptance of his request for submission to the verdict, his sentence was reduced to nine months’ imprisonment.
Meanwhile, Branch One of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, presided over by Judge Dousti, sentenced Behzad Samadzadeh to two years’ discretionary imprisonment on the charge of “acting against national security,” with 18 months of the sentence suspended for the prescribed period. Farshad Souri was also sentenced by the same branch to one year’s imprisonment, which was reduced to nine months after his request for submission to the verdict was accepted.
These five Kurdish citizens were arrested by government forces in Urmia on Thursday, 8 January 2026. Following the completion of interrogation procedures, they were transferred to Urmia Central Prison.
