February 14, 2019

Ten Detained Political Activists and Environmentalists Denied Counsel in Iran’s Kurdistan Province

Ten political activists and environmentalists arrested in Iran’s Kurdistan Province between December 31, 2018, and January 6, 2019, are being held at the Intelligence Ministry’s detention center in the city of Sanandaj while ...

October 15, 2018

Kurdish Political Prisoners Denied Access to Lawyer, Family Visits Two Months into Detention

Houshmand Alipour and Mohammad Ostad-Ghader Held at Intelligence Ministry’s Sanandaj Center Kurdish political prisoners Houshmand Alipour and Mohammad Ostad-Ghader continue to be denied legal counsel and family visits more ...

July 29, 2018

Man Convicted of National Security Crimes in Iran For Allegedly Promoting His Baha’i Faith

The Appeals Court in Iran’s Kurdistan Province has upheld a one-year prison sentence against Zabihollah Raoufi, who was accused of proselytizing his Baha’i faith. He has also been condemned to a year in ...