Civil rights activist Kobra Khalandi was taken to Mahabad Prison, in Iranian Kurdistan, on February 12, to start serving her prison term.
Ms. Khalandi had been sentenced to 75 days of prison by the Court of Mahabad for participating in a demonstration on September 4, 2017, in protest to the arbitrary killing of two Kurdish porters directly shot by border security forces.
The civil rights activist was arrested along with a number of other Kurds on September 10, and was temporarily released on bail bond of 50 million toumans.