Kurdish Journalist Detained Again by Iranian Authorities

Iranian security forces have again detained Mustafa Hamdi, a Kurdish journalist and social media activist from Saqqez.

Hamdi, who administers the "Porsman" Telegram channel in Saqqez, has a history of facing detention and interrogation for his journalistic and activist work.

According to the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, Hamdi was arrested on April 7 by state intelligence forces at the Milad Hall in Saqqez. 

An informed source said he is being charged with "propaganda against the Islamic Republic" and has been transferred to an undisclosed location.

In August 2021, the Revolutionary Court of Saqqez sentenced him to two years in prison, with sixteen months to be served. 

Before that, in October 2020, he and four other media activists were summoned and interrogated on charges of "spreading lies" following a complaint by the former mayor of Saqqez