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Kurdish Writer Faces Increased Imprisonment Sentence by the Court of Appeal
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Kurdish writer “Mojgan Kavoosi" has been sentenced to 76 months and a half in prison by the Court of Appeal while she was initially sentenced to 69 months in prison by Noushahr Revolutionary Court. Kavoosi had posted a post on her Instagram account on March 06 which stated the following:"The court rejected the contest statements of...
Read moreKurdish Writer Sentenced to 69 Months of Imprisonment
Kurdish writer and cultural activist Mojgan Kavoosi was sentenced to 69 months of imprisonment, a local source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Kavoosi was sentenced to 33 months in prison by Branch 1 of the Noushahr Revolutionary Court for "membership in the Islamic Republic's opposition parties" in addition to 30 months for "stimulation to disrupt public order" and six months for "propaganda against the state.” The 33 months...
Read moreKurdish Writer Kept in Detention at Intelligence Department of IRGC
Mojgan Kavoosi, a Kurdish writer and cultural activist of Kelardasht, remains detained for further interrogation following a temporary arrest warrant issued by the Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Sari, a local source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Kavoosi was arrested on 18 November by the Intelligence Department of IRGC at her home in Noshahr of Mazandaran Province. Ever since, she...
Read moreKurdish Writer Arrested in Northern Iran
Mojgan Kavoosi, Kurdish writer and cultural activist of Kelardasht, was arrested on 18 November by the Intelligence unit of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at her home in Noshahr of Mazandaran Province, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Kavoosi has been arrested for writing about mass protests in the recent Iranian and Kurdish cities against skyrocketing petrol prices in the country. Kavoosi...
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