The Iranian judicial system has sentenced five Kurdish individuals to varying terms of imprisonment, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Among those sentenced is a minor, 16-year-old Hiwa Sharifi. Two others, Shwana Babakri and Shafie Babakri, have been identified as members of a "justice-seeking family."
The remaining two individuals are Shahin Ebrahimi and Saleh Sakhavat.
Their sentences range from three to six months, with Hiwa Sharifi receiving the shortest term and Shwana and Shafie Babakri receiving the longest.
Shahin Ebrahimi and Saleh Sakhavat were each sentenced to three months.
The report states that all five individuals were arrested by security forces in Oshnavieh in July 2023. They were released on bail a month later while awaiting trial.
Notably, Shwana and Shafie Babakri are the sons of Rashid Babakri, a Kurdish political prisoner who was executed in 1994 at Urmia Central Prison on charges of "participation in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan."
No information is available yet about the specific charges against the five individuals.
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