Last Update
Unknown
Organisation
Unknown
Gender
Male
Ethnic Group
Kurdish
Religoius Group
Muslim
Province
Kurdistan
Occupation
Civil society activist
Sentence
5 years imprisonment
Status
Released
Institution investigating
Ministry of Intelligence
Charges
Conspiring against national security
Shahoo Hosseini Released
He was arrested by security agents and eleven days later, was released on a US$30,000 bail
After the arrest, the Ministry of Education, his employer, also terminated his contract. The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mahabad sentenced him to five years in prison for “Conspiracy against National Security”.
Hosseini was released from prison after serving his sentence.