October 26, 2026; "Keyvan Ashtab," a young Kurdish nurse from Mahabad, was transferred to Mahabad Central Prison in recent days to serve a 9-month discretionary sentenced imprisonment term. This sentence was issued on charges of "propaganda against the system." He was previously arrested in July 2025 and held under interrogation for several weeks in a security detention facility in Urmia.

An informed source confirmed this news to Kurdpa, stating that "Keyvan Ashtab" was transferred to Mahabad Central Prison in late October 2026, following the receipt of a notification during the same month requiring him to report to prison for sentence execution.

In August 2026, the young Kurdish nurse was sentenced to 9 months of discretionary imprisonment by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Mahabad on charges of "propaganda against the system." In another section of the details provided regarding his case file, it is also noted that during the same month, he was sentenced by the same branch to 9 months of discretionary imprisonment on charges of "acting against national security."

On June 22, 2025, "Keyvan Ashtab" was arrested without a judicial warrant by Intelligence Department forces and transferred to a security detention facility in Urmia; his exact detention location was unknown at the time. Following several weeks of detention and interrogation, he was transferred to Mahabad Prison and subsequently released on bail temporarily.