Kurdish political activist detained in the prison of Kerman was transferred to solitary confinement

16:03 - 24 February 2017
Kurdpa agency: Prison authorities in Kerman have increased the pressure on the female prisoner in this jail.

Kurdpa News agency stated that, on Wednesday, Feb 22nd prison officials in Kerman transferred Sohayla Minaie daughter of Sharif to a solidarity confinement for the period of one week. This Kurdish political activist had previously requested to be allowed to go to the prison library. An associate told Kurdpa that the official in the prison instead, accused Sohayla of insulting Iranian supreme leader and other government officials.

According to the same associate ,Sohayla ages 27,is under presure by the official in the prison and she has been deprived of many rights of political prisoners. She is currently in solidarity confinement and she would be kept for the period of 7 days.

Last summer Sohayla was arrested in Divandareh and was sentenced to 3 and half years suspended imprisonment, she was then sent to exile in Kerman.

According to current statistics 16 Kurdish women are kept in custody in Iran on charge of political and security grounds.