September 25, 2026 — Over recent days, the Instagram page of Setayesh Sadeghzadeh, a 13-year-old Kurmanji Kurdish singer and musician from Khorasan, was blocked by order of judicial authorities. A notice posted to the biography section of her account—which has over one million followers—reads: "This page has been blocked by judicial order due to the publication of criminal content."

An informed source confirmed the news to Kurdpa, stating: "13-year-old Setayesh Sadeghzadeh, originally from Shirvan in North Khorasan Province and residing in Shirvan and Karaj, lost her father—who was an artist and musician—in early childhood. Setayesh is a singer and dotar player who performs in various languages across Iran, with high proficiency in Southern Khorasan dotar styles as well as Kurmanji Kurdish and Persian folk music."

Sadeghzadeh’s Instagram account and her performances of Khorasani Kurmanji folk music have gained widespread popularity across social media platforms.