Iran sentences two Kurd men to six years of prison for links to religious groups

 

 


 The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced two Kurd men from Sardasht to prison.

According to reports, the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced two men identified as Hossein Amini and Khaled Hajizadeh to six years of prison each on charges of cooperating with religious groups.

These two men were arrested about six months ago and are currently detained in Rajayi Shahr [Gohardasht] Prison in Karaj. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Aug. 21, 2011)