Esmail Mahmoudpour

Esmail Mahmoudpour is the son of Mohammad and a resident of Piranshahr. He 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.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='45670'> <reference source='https://t.me/kurdpaagency/25210'> Kordpa reported that Esmail Mahmoodpour was arrested by security forces at his workplace in Piranshahr. Sometime later Kurdpa wrote that he was arrested without a court order and transferred to one of Urmia's security detention centers. His arrest took place at the same time as nationwide protests in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini - a 22-year-old girl from Saqqez who was beaten to death by morality patrol officers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45671'> <reference source='https://t.me/kurdpaagency/27711'> According to Kurdpa, Mr. Mahmoudpour was temporarily released from Naghadeh prison on bail until the end of the proceedings. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52214'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/06/54'> Mohammad Esmaeili and Esmail Mahmoudpour were sentenced to prison by the first branch of the Mahabad Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Amir Ojaghlou for the charge of acting against national security through "membership in one of the Kurdish opposition parties". While announcing this news, Kurdpa wrote that Mohammad Esmaeili was sentenced to two years and eight months of imprisonment and Esmail Mahmoodpour was sentenced to four years and six months of imprisonment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>