A young man from Mahabad was sentenced to two years in prison

12:17 - 6 May 2020

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Mahabad Revolutionary Court sentenced a young Kurd man named Behnam Eliasy, son of Fatah to two years in prison.

The Mahabad Revolutionary Court has accused this young man of "supporting one of the Kurdish opposition parties in cyberspace".

This young Kurd was arrested on Friday, July 5, 2019, after being beaten by security forces without a legal permit.

This young man was denied access to a lawyer during his detention.

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