Hosna Vatanpour

Hosna Vatanpour

Hosna (Kajal) Vatanpour is a legal consultant and women's rights activist from Gilangharb city in Kermanshah. She was arrested in the wave of arrests of activists, at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='48692'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/01/99'> According to Kurdpa, at the end of the interrogation phase and severe torture to get forced confession in IRGC detention, she was transferred to the women's ward of Ilam Central Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='48691'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/01/99'> During the protests in Ilam, Hosna Vatanpour was arrested by IRGC intelligence officers and taken to the detention center of this organization. While announcing this news, Kurdpa emphasized that during her arrest, she was beaten with a baton and the butt of a weapon on her shoulder, hand, and numerous blows on her side and ovaries. Kurdpa also wrote that Ms. Vatanpour's mobile phone, identification cards, and ATM card were confiscated by the security forces during her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='48693'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/01/99'> She was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='48694'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/01/99'> Kurdpa reported that Hosna Vatanpour was sentenced to one year in prison, six months of suspended imprisonment, passport revocation, and 1100 hours of free legal advice by the third branch of the Ilam Revolutionary Court. While announcing this news, Kurdpa wrote that the charges leading to Ms. Watanpour's conviction were propaganda against the system, assembly and collusion against internal and external security, and disruption of public order. She was acquitted of the charges of leading Kurdish parties, leading the protests, and insulting the leader. It is also mentioned in Kurdpa's report that the verdict of Hosna Vatanpour's trial was confirmed verbatim in the appeals court. Based on this report, she was denied access to a lawyer of her choice during the proceedings. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>