Farokh Abdi Archives - KHRN

December 26, 2018

Increased Imprisonment Sentence for Telegram Channel Admin Detained at Orumiyeh Central Prison

A telegram activist, Farokh Abdi, who had previously been sentenced to a total of 30 months of imprisonment on two separate charges including blasphemy, participation in gatherings and collusion against national security, was sentenced to an additional 5 years of imprisonment per Article 134 of Islamic Penal Code (Aggregation of Fines). "Both Branch 102 of Public Court and Branch 2...

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June 2, 2018

Detained Telegram Channel Admin Faces New Charge

One of the Kurdish cyberspace activists of telegram channel, who was recently sentenced to three years imprisonment on charges of "propaganda against the state" and "insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic”, faces a new charge now. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that, Farrokh Abdi, a Cyberspace activist and director of telegram channel known as Amanj which covers Kurdistan news, was...

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