Masoud Shamsnejad Archives - KHRN

February 18, 2019

Human Rights Lawyer Released on Bail

According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Masoud Shamsnejad, the Human Rights Lawyer who had been arrested on January 08, has been temporarily released on bail of one billion Toman. The lawyer was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in prison by the Branch 3 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on charges of propaganda against the state and membership...

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February 11, 2019

Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 6 Years and 4 months of Imprisonment

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Masoud Shamsnejad, the human rights lawyer, has been sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in prison by Branch 3 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on charges of propaganda against the state and acting against national security due to presenting a number of Kurdish political prisoners. According to a report received by KHRN, the above verdict was served...

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January 27, 2019

An Indictment Issued for Detained Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer

The hearing of Masoud Shamsnejad, the human rights lawyer, will be held at the Branch 3 of Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on January 31 following an indictment issued by the Orumiyeh Prosecutor's Office. He was recently detained on charges of acting against national security and propaganda against the state A reliable source has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that "the family of Mr ShamsNejad...

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January 10, 2019

A Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Arrested in Orumiyeh

Masoud Shamsnejad, A Kurdish humuman rights lawer, was arrested by security forces on Tuesday in Orumiyeh and transferred to an unknown location. The security forces raided the house and law office of this lawyer while inspecting all his belongings and confiscated a number of his clients' documents and dossiers before arresting him. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Masoud Shamsnejad, a Kurdish...

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