Kurdish Human Rights Activist Arrested in the University of Orumiye
12:37 - 7 January 2014
Kurdistan Press Agency (KURDPA): A Kurdish Woman who is a known human rights activist was arrested by Iran’s intelligence agency in the Urmia Islamic Azad University.
Shermin Qadri, who is 29-years-old and originally from the city of Mahabad, was arrested by intelligence agents after that she had written several letters to the education board of the Western Azerbaijan province complaining that students were being illegally forced to pay money to continue their studies.
Qadri, who studied Management at the Urmia Islamic Azad University, was taken to an unknown prison after that she was arrested on January 1.
Shermin, who is the daughter of Mehiedin Qaderi, is a known human rights activist who has worked with human rights organizations.
During the past year Kurdish student activists have been put under increasing pressure by Iranian security forces and Shermin is the second Kurdish female student that has been arrested during the past couple months. Another Kurdish student by the name of Afsane Bayzidi was arrested at the Peyam Noor University in Bokan two months ago.
According to statistics published by KURDPA 176 Kurds have been arrested by Iran’s intelligence agency during the past four months.
Shermin Qadri, who is 29-years-old and originally from the city of Mahabad, was arrested by intelligence agents after that she had written several letters to the education board of the Western Azerbaijan province complaining that students were being illegally forced to pay money to continue their studies.
Qadri, who studied Management at the Urmia Islamic Azad University, was taken to an unknown prison after that she was arrested on January 1.
Shermin, who is the daughter of Mehiedin Qaderi, is a known human rights activist who has worked with human rights organizations.
During the past year Kurdish student activists have been put under increasing pressure by Iranian security forces and Shermin is the second Kurdish female student that has been arrested during the past couple months. Another Kurdish student by the name of Afsane Bayzidi was arrested at the Peyam Noor University in Bokan two months ago.
According to statistics published by KURDPA 176 Kurds have been arrested by Iran’s intelligence agency during the past four months.
