Azhdar Piri Sarmanlou
Is case active: Yes
Country:Iran
Region:Middle East and North Africa
Gender:Male
Status:Conditional Release
Azhdar Piri Sarmanlou, a Kurdish Iranian journalist, columnist, scholar, and editor-in-chief of Research of Nations, was arrested on October 21, 2024, at his home and later released on bail in November 2024. In January 2025, he was sentenced to one year in prison for “propaganda” and banned from online activity for two years. He was arrested again in May 2025 to serve his sentence. In September 2025, his sentence was converted into a suspended sentence and he was released.