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Rudaw Net
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Eight Kurdish activists face anti-state charges in Iran: Watchdog
Also in Iran Seven killed in tragic gas poisoning incident at 'unregistered' mine in Iran Iran denies Trump's claims of 'direct' Tehran-Washington negotiations Zarif rejects claims of role in anticipated US-Iran nuclear talks Iran condemns US 'Free Iraq from Iran Act' as 'very offensive' A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Eight Kurdish activists appeared before a court on Tuesday on charges of 'propaganda against the state' in Iran's western Kurdish areas (Rojhelat), a human rights watchdog reported. 'Eight labour and civil rights activists appeared today before Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, facing charges of 'propaganda against the state' and 'disturbing public order and peace,'' the Paris-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said. The defendants are Susan Razani, Seyyed Khaled Hosseini, Jamal Asadi, Farshid Abdollahi, Eghbal Shabani, Fardin Miraki, Sheys Amani, and Arman Salimi, who were previously summoned to court on January 5 and were released on bail pending trial, according to the statement. 'The case centres on their participation in the funeral of a dadkhah mother [justice-seeking mother] in Sanandaj, which the authorities have cited as evidence for the charges brought against them,' KHRN said. One of the accused is Farshid Abdollahi, the father of Houman Abdollahi, who was killed during the nationwide antigovernment Jin Jiyan Azadi (Women Life Freedom) protests, which erupted in 2022 following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Zhina (Mahsa) Amini in police custody after she was detained for allegedly violating Iran's strict hijab rules. Tens of thousands of people are held as political prisoners in Iranian jails for charges including advocating for democracy and promoting women's or workers' rights. The country ranks second globally for known executions, and the number of death penalties it implements has risen dramatically in recent years. Tehran has been accused by human rights groups of using the death penalty to suppress minority groups, like Baluchis and Kurds, who were active in the 2022 protests. Tehran executed an estimated 909 prisoners in 2024, with Kurds making up 20 percent of the total, the Oslo-based Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported in February.
Rudaw Net
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Iran detains Kurdish women after women's day gathering in Sanandaj: Watchdog
Also in Iran Kurdish clothing in high demand among Kurds in Iran Iranian FM calls US removal of Iraq waiver 'deplorable' Iran condemns US for rescinding Iraq gas waiver We will not negotiate under pressure: Iranian FM A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iranian intelligence forces arrested four women from Kurdistan province following their attendance at an International Women's Day event in Sanandaj days prior, a human rights watchdog reported on Monday. 'On Monday, March 10, 2025, agents of the intelligence ministry arrested Leila Pashaei in Saqqez and Sohaila Motaei in Dehgolan without presenting a judicial warrant,' the Paris-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported on Monday, days after two female activists - Soma Mohammadrezaei and Baran Saeedi - were arrested in Sanandaj. On Friday, women and various labor and civil rights activists gathered in Sanandaj to commemorate International Women's Day and chanted slogans in support of women's rights and against executions and honor killings, KHRN reported. A joint statement was shared in the event by groups that participated in the event, condemning Iranian authorities for 'misogynistic' policies. "In Iran, the ruling authorities have consistently pursued misogynistic policies to deprive women of their fundamental rights. Repressive laws such as compulsory hijab, child marriage, the suppression of individual freedoms, and the violation of reproductive rights serve as tools for controlling women and legitimizing patriarchal dominance," the statement said, as cited by KHRN. Saeedi, Motaei, and Pashaei were detained during the Jin Jiyan Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom) protests in Iran sparked by the death of 22-year-old Zhina (Mahsa) Amini while in police custody in September 2022 after she was arrested for allegedly wearing a lax hijab. Her death sparked Iran's longest protest movement in the past four decades. The movement grew into an anti-government revolution as authorities responded with violence. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands arrested.
