Solmaz Hassanzadeh, sister of slain Kurdish protester, sentenced to one year in prison

Hengaw: Tuesday, October 30, 2024

Solmaz Hassanzadeh, a member of the grieving families advocating for justice, has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment by the judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran. Solmaz, sister of Mohammad Hassanzadeh, who was killed during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, was arrested on her late brother’s birthday.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Branch 101 of the Bukan Criminal Court recently sentenced Solmaz to one year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Both Solmaz and her father, Ahmad Hassanzadeh, were arrested on July 30 during an intelligence raid on their home. During the arrest, conducted without a search warrant, the agents reportedly used violence.

Solmaz’s mother, Dayeh Azimeh, was also reportedly physically assaulted, resulting in injuries that required her hospitalization at Dr. Qoli Pour Hospital in Bukan.

Following her arrest, Solmaz went on an eight-day hunger strike in solitary confinement. After 14 days in detention, she was released on bail of 500 million tomans on August 13, pending further proceedings.

Solmaz and her father had previously been arrested on September 5, 2023, and she was again arrested on September 26, 2023, along with three friends, while traveling on the Bukan-Saqqez road.