Kurdish Man Sentenced to 10 Months Imprisonment by Iranian Judiciary

Hengaw: Monday, August 19, 2024

Abdollah Sharifzadeh, a Kurdish member of the "Halo" (Eagle) mountaineering group in Saqqez, has been sentenced in absentia to 10 months of imprisonment by the Iranian judiciary.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Abdollah Sharifzadeh, a 30-year-old resident of Saqqez, was sentenced in absentia by the First Branch of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez, presided over by Judge Javad Mostafaei. He was sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment on charges of "propaganda against the government and in favor of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan" through activities on social media.

Informed sources indicate that Sharifzadeh's appeal against the verdict issued by the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj has been rejected. Since the issuance of the sentence, Iranian security forces have repeatedly raided his home and workplace.

It is worth noting that Abdollah Sharifzadeh was previously arrested by Iranian security forces in the winter of 2023 and was temporarily released after one day, pending the completion of legal proceedings.