The Sanandaj Revolutionary Court issued a one year prison term and a one year suspended prison term for a Kurd photographer. Mehdi Tavakoli was charged with acting against national security. (Kurdpa website – Jul. 17, 2017)
Iran: Kurd photographer sentenced to prison
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