Currently Imprisoned

January 26, 2009

Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand was arrested in June 2007 and held in solitary confinement. He is the founder of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan. He has been denied family visiting rights. ...

January 26, 2009

Farzad Kamangar (32), a Kurdish teacher and social worker in the city of Kamyaran, is sentenced to death based on “absolutely zero evidence,” according to his lawyer. ...

January 25, 2009

Mansour Osanloo, arrested on July 10, 2007, is a leading trade-union activist who has been imprisoned several times during the past three years. His health has deteriorated while in prison and his life is in danger. ...

January 25, 2009

Ronak Safazadeh (21), arrested on October 9, 2007, is a women’s rights activist in Sanandaj. She has been sentenced to 9 months in prison and a $208 (2 million Rial) fine by the Public Court of Piranshar. ...

January 19, 2009

Hadi Ghabel, an outspoken Iranian cleric, was imprisoned on April 7, beginning a 40 month term following prosecution and conviction by the Special Court for the Clergy, a body akin to modern inquisition court. ...

November 5, 2008

Hasan Harischian (35), is a development engineer. He is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. He is married and has one child. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison and is currently being held in Evin Prison. ...

November 5, 2008

Mohammad Reza Sadeqi (36) is a computer engineer. He is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison and is currently being held in Evin Prison. ...

November 3, 2008

Ebrahim Rashidi is a poet, writer and Mechanical Engineering graduate of Orumieh University. On 5 August 2008, he was sent to prison to begin serving his five-month prison sentence. ...

November 3, 2008

Zaynab Bayazidi (26) is a computer science graduate who was arrested on 9 July 2008 after appearing for an interview with the Intelligence Office in Mehabad on 7 July 2008. She was sentenced to four years of imprisonment in exile on 10 August 2008. ...

October 31, 2008

UPDATE: (31 October 2008) Yaser Goli is an Economic Development graduate from Azad University in Sanandaj who was barred from finishing his Master’s Degree studies. He was also a member and the secretary of the Kurdish Democratic Society. He was arrested on 17 October 2007, ...

October 22, 2008

UPDATE (22 October 2008) Mohammad Hasan Falahiezadeh ended his hunger strike after 15 days on 19 October 2008 after the Court granted him access to a lawyer, Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani. A representative for Mr. Soltani signed the contract on his behalf. ...

October 22, 2008

Fatemeh Goftari, mother of Yaser Goli, was arrested on 14 January 2008 while on her way to pick up her son’s possessions. She is serving a three-month prison sentence in the Central Prison of Sanandaj. ...

October 15, 2008

Adnan Hassanpour (27), arrested on January 25, 2007, is a Kurdish journalist facing a death sentence following an unfair trial. ...

May 5, 2008

Abbas Khorsandi, a political activist held in Evin Prison, is sentenced to eight years in prison solely for his political beliefs and internet writings. ...

April 5, 2008

Kambiz Hosseini (28) is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006 and sentenced to 18 months in prison. He is currently being held in Evin Prison. ...

April 5, 2008

Ali Arbabi (38) is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison and is being held in Evin Prison. ...

April 5, 2008

Mehrdad Soori (36) is an electrical technician and follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison. He is currently being held in Evin Prison. ...

April 5, 2008

Majid Alsati (35) has a Master’s degree in development and is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s. He was first arrested in October 2006 and is serving a 4-year imprisonment in exile sentence in Zanjan. ...

April 5, 2008

Habib Ghovati (30), has a Master’s degree in accounting. He is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. He is married and currently serving a 4-year imprisonment in exile sentence in Hamadan. ...

April 5, 2008

Alireza Montazer (37) is married with one child and is serving a 4-year imprisonment in exile sentence in Kermanshah. He is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. ...

April 5, 2008

Massoud Samavatyan (47) has a Master’s degree in literature. He is a follower of Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s who was first arrested in October 2006. He has two children and is serving a 5-year imprisonment in exile sentence in Khoramabad. ...

March 4, 2008

Ayatollah Seyd Hossein Kazemini Boroujerdi (49), arrested on October 8, 2006, is a Shia cleric who advocates separation of religion and politics. He is reportedly suffering from several serious illnesses. ...

February 20, 2008

Mehdi Noori (21), a student at Azad University of Naghadeh, is imprisoned in Tabriz Prison. He was convicted of “endangering national security” and sentenced to two years imprisonment. Security forces detained Noori in June 2006 following public protests in the city of Naghadeh. He was held ...