News Center- Sohaila Motaei, a Kurdish women’s rights activist and former political prisoner, was arrested on Monday and taken to an unknown location by the security forces in Dehgolan, a city in Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan).

 According to the local sources, Sohaila Motaei was arrested for her activities and participating in an event held in Sanandaj on International Women’s Day, March 8.

Sohaila Motaei has been arrested several times for her activism. On January 22, 2025, she was arrested in Dehgolan and then released on bail after hours of interrogation.

She was arrested twice during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” uprising and sentenced to 60 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court of Dehgolan. After serving several months, she was released under an amnesty.