Iranian authorities arrest Keyvan Mamegoli to enforce prison sentence

Hengaw – Thursday, December 25, 2025

Keyvan Mamegoli, a Kurdish resident of Mahabad, was arrested after being summoned to the Criminal Enforcement Branch of Mahabad to begin serving his prison sentence. He was subsequently transferred to the city’s central prison.

Information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights indicates that Mamegoli, a resident of the village of Gug Tappeh in Mahabad, was taken into custody for the enforcement of his sentence and transferred to Mahabad Central Prison on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

He had previously been sentenced by Branch One of the Mahabad Revolutionary Court to six months of discretionary imprisonment on charges of “propaganda against the state.”

Mamegoli was earlier arrested by Iranian security forces on Thursday, June 19, 2025, and was released a short time later from Mahabad Prison after posting bail.