Latest report on Amanj Kadkhoda, kurdish prisoner arrested during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement

Hengaw: Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Amanj Kadkhoda, a Kurdish individual from Bukan and arrested during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in the city, has been imprisoned in Bukan Central Prison for the past eight months to serve a three-year prison sentence.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Amanj Kadkhoda, a 22-year-old from Bukan, was arrested in May this year to serve his three-year prison sentence and has spent the past eight months in this central prison.

This individual was sentenced by Branch 103 of the Revolutionary Court of Bukan, presided over by Judge Panahi, to three years of imprisonment and a fine of 450 million tomans. The verdict was upheld without any changes by the Urmia Court of Appeals.

It is worth noting that Amanj Kadkhoda was arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran on November 15, 2022, during the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement. Initially, he was taken to the police station, and a few hours later, after being tortured, he was transferred to the Public Places Office in this city.

According to informed sources, this individual was subjected to continuous torture and interrogation for about a week at the Public Places Office. As a result of the torture, he sustained fractures to his nose, a finger, and three ribs. After some time, he was transferred to Bukan Central Prison.

This individual had been temporarily released from prison after a month of detention by posting bail of 10 billion tomans until the completion of his legal proceedings.