The wave of arrests targeting women activists in Kurdistan Province continues, with the recent detention of Leila Pashaei, a women’s rights advocate from Sanandaj. Her arrest brings the number of women activists detained in the province to…
We urgently call on the international community, governments, institutions, and women’s rights organizations to take immediate action to stop the execution of courageous humanitarian worker and women’s rights activist, Pakhshan Azizi, whose…
On 9 December 2024, Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court sentenced human rights defender Edris Menbari to two years in prison on the charge of “forming groups and association with the intention of disturbing the national security”…
In the name of life, in the name of humanity, in the name of beauty.
September 16th marks the two-year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s tragic death while in the custody of the morality police. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested in Tehran for allegedly violating Iran’s strict hijab laws. Her…
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our deep concern and strong objection to the situation of all political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran who are sentenced to or at risk of being sentenced to death, and we…
On 26 August 2024, woman human rights defender Soma Pourmohammadi was acquitted from the charge of “forming groups and associations with the intention of disturbing national security” by the Court of Appeal. The ten-year sentence previously…
On 2 July 2024, Seivan Ebrahimi started serving an eight month prison sentence in Sanandaj prison on the charge of “propaganda activities against state” issued by Branch 4 of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court of appeals. According to this…
Iran’s blatant strategy of hostage diplomacy continues to yield benefits, encouraging more kidnappings and unjust imprisonments.
Kurdistan Press Agency
