Kurdish activist sentenced to 18 months in prison in Iran
Allah-Veysi, a member of the Jiyanaway Kurdistan Campaign, was sentenced to one year for “acting against national security.
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NEWS DESK
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Kurdish civil rights activist Ali Allah-Veysi has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported.
Allah-Veysi, a member of the Jiyanaway Kurdistan Campaign, was sentenced to one year for “acting against national security” through his alleged membership of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and an additional six months for “propaganda against the state”, according to KHRN.
The verdict was delivered on 17 November following a trial on 12 November in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, presided over by Judge Mostafa Azizi.
Allah-Veysi, a former political prisoner from Sanandaj, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence and taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in the city.
After weeks in detention, he was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison and later released on 14 August on bail of five billion rials (nearly 7,000 USD).
The activist was previously arrested by security forces in Sanandaj on 8 May 2021, along with six other campaign members, and was released on bail on 13 June of that year.
The trial of the seven activists was held on 14 March 2022 at Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, presided over by Judge Saeedi, on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “acting against national security” by collaborating with the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
In May 2022, Allah-Veysi was informed that he had been sentenced to two years in prison, a sentence later reduced to five months of imprisonment and four years of suspended imprisonment by Branch Four of the Kurdistan Court of Appeal.
Allah-Veysi was rearrested in September 2022 to serve his sentence and was released from Sanandaj Central Prison upon completion of his sentence.
Fate of four Kurdish civilians detained in Iran still unknown after 13 days
Four Kurdish civilians, including a 15-year-old minor, have been denied the right to family visits and legal counsel since their arrest on 5 November.
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NEWS DESK
Monday, 18 November 2024
There is no information about the fate of the detained Kurdish civilians Sina Asadi Hakim, Hamid Salehinezhad, Mohammad Karimi and Jafar Ardalan, who were arrested 13 days ago in the village of Deyvaznav in Sarvabad, Kurdistan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported.
The civilians, including 15-year-old Asadi Hakim, were arrested without a warrant after Ministry of Intelligence forces raided their village on the morning of 5 November and took them to the Ministry’s detention facility in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.
Since their arrest, they have been denied the right to family visits and legal counsel, and no information has been made public about their situation or the charges against them.
According to KHRN, the security services have reportedly been targeting the family of the youngest detainee, Asadi Hakim, for the past year because of his two sisters’ alleged links to a Kurdish opposition group, and have pressured the family to leave their home village.
Allah-Veysi, a member of the Jiyanaway Kurdistan Campaign, was sentenced to one year for “acting against national security.
ANF
NEWS DESK
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Kurdish civil rights activist Ali Allah-Veysi has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported.
Allah-Veysi, a member of the Jiyanaway Kurdistan Campaign, was sentenced to one year for “acting against national security” through his alleged membership of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and an additional six months for “propaganda against the state”, according to KHRN.
The verdict was delivered on 17 November following a trial on 12 November in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, presided over by Judge Mostafa Azizi.
Allah-Veysi, a former political prisoner from Sanandaj, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence and taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in the city.
After weeks in detention, he was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison and later released on 14 August on bail of five billion rials (nearly 7,000 USD).
The activist was previously arrested by security forces in Sanandaj on 8 May 2021, along with six other campaign members, and was released on bail on 13 June of that year.
The trial of the seven activists was held on 14 March 2022 at Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, presided over by Judge Saeedi, on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “acting against national security” by collaborating with the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
In May 2022, Allah-Veysi was informed that he had been sentenced to two years in prison, a sentence later reduced to five months of imprisonment and four years of suspended imprisonment by Branch Four of the Kurdistan Court of Appeal.
Allah-Veysi was rearrested in September 2022 to serve his sentence and was released from Sanandaj Central Prison upon completion of his sentence.
Fate of four Kurdish civilians detained in Iran still unknown after 13 days
Four Kurdish civilians, including a 15-year-old minor, have been denied the right to family visits and legal counsel since their arrest on 5 November.
ANF
NEWS DESK
Monday, 18 November 2024
There is no information about the fate of the detained Kurdish civilians Sina Asadi Hakim, Hamid Salehinezhad, Mohammad Karimi and Jafar Ardalan, who were arrested 13 days ago in the village of Deyvaznav in Sarvabad, Kurdistan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported.
The civilians, including 15-year-old Asadi Hakim, were arrested without a warrant after Ministry of Intelligence forces raided their village on the morning of 5 November and took them to the Ministry’s detention facility in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.
Since their arrest, they have been denied the right to family visits and legal counsel, and no information has been made public about their situation or the charges against them.
According to KHRN, the security services have reportedly been targeting the family of the youngest detainee, Asadi Hakim, for the past year because of his two sisters’ alleged links to a Kurdish opposition group, and have pressured the family to leave their home village.
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