According to information obtained from local sources, 11 Kurdish women who were leading the protests in Iran and Rojhilat Kurdistan have been arrested by Iranian security forces.
Melîka Kawendî (38) and her sister Sara Kawendî (47) were reportedly arrested by Iranian intelligence forces during a raid on Melîka’s home and transferred to Kiçowî Prison in Karaj. It was stated that Melîka Kawendî was one of the leading figures of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” (Woman, Life, Freedom) demonstrations.
In protests in Ilam, seven women — Ayda Aramsh, Zeyneb Tehmasb, Hacer Khalidi, Dunya Sadiqi, Fatma Periweshi, Suha Masoudi, and Sedef Qasimi — were arrested by Iranian security forces and transferred to Ilam Prison. Ayda Aramsh was reportedly injured at the time of her arrest.
Îlya Mehmudî (16), who is from Kermanshah and lives in Karaj, was also detained, and her whereabouts remain unknown following her arrest.
Among those detained during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” protests, environmental activist Tahîre Suleymanî was transferred to Kermanshah Prison to serve a sentence of 3 months and 10 days in prison. The sentence was reportedly issued on the charge of “propaganda against the state.”
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