Imposing imprisonment and fine sentences for 10 Kurdish activists in January and February 2022

Hengaw: In the last two months, branches of the Revolutionary and Criminal Courts

03 March 2022 23:17

 

Hengaw: In the last two months, branches of the Revolutionary and Criminal Courts of the Judical system of the Islamic Republic of Iran have sentenced at least 10 Kurdish political and civil activists to imprisonment and fines.  
  
According to the statistics registered Statistics in the and Documentation Center of Hengaw Human Rights Organization, during January and February 2022, at least 10 Kurdish political and civil activists were tried by the judical system of the Islamic Republic of Iran and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment and 2 years and 6 months  suspended imprisonment. One of them was sentenced to pay a fine of 30 million Tomans in addition to imprisonment.  
  
According to this report, four female activists, one of them was an 18-year-old teenager, along with an environmental activist, as well as a poet and a 56-year-old activist, were sentenced to prison by the judiciary.  
  
Most of these sentences, which include 3 cases, were issued by Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Hossein Saeedi.  
  
  
Separation by charges  
Political activism: 9 cases equal to 90% of the total cases  
Civil activism: 1 case equals to 10% of the total cases  
  
Separation by province 
Kermanshah: 4 cases including (2 female activists and 2 male activists).  
Kurdistan (Sanandaj): 4 cases including (2 female activists and 2 male activists).  
West Azerbaijan (Urmia): 2 cases including (2 male activists).  
  
Branch of imposing sentence  
Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj: 3 cases  
Kermanshah Revolutionary Court: 1 case  
Naqadeh Revolutionary Court: 1 case  
Paveh Revolutionary Court: 2 cases  
Branch 101 of the Bukan Criminal Court: 1 case  
Branch 102 of Baneh Criminal Court: 1 case  
Piranshahr Criminal Court: 1 case  
  
The names of the people are as follows:  
1- Ahad Mahmoud Hassan from Piranshahr, sentenced to 6 months imprisonment  
2- Armin Esperlus from Sanandaj, sentenced to 1 year suspended imprisonment  
3- Maryam Sadeghi from Sanandaj, sentenced to 1 year suspended imprisonment  
4- Shamzin Mohammadi from Bukan, sentenced to 5 months imprisonment  
5- Sheneh Ahmadi from Paveh, sentenced to 6 months imprisonment  
6- Roya Mohiy al-Dini from Paveh, sentenced to 1 year imprisonment  
7- Ebrahim Tarimoradi from Sanandaj sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a fine of 30 million Tomans  
8- Kamran Takuk from Kermanshah, sentenced to 2 years and 4 months imprisonment 
9- Hossein Rahmani from Thalas Babajani, sentenced to 3 months imprisonment and 6 months suspended imprisonment  
10- Azhin Rahmani from Kamyaran, sentenced to 1 year imprisonment


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