Zamaneh Zivia was sentenced to 50 lashes and fined 1.8 million tomans (about $500) for “disrupting public order,” the France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported on Tuesday.
Zivia is in her final year of law at Payam-e-Noor University of Saqez. She was arrested at her home on November 6 on charges of “attempts against national security, participation in illegal gatherings and disturbing public order,” the rights monitor reported, citing an informed source.
Her lawyer has appealed the verdict.
Thousands of Kurds in Iran took to the streets in rare demonstrations, expressing solidarity with their fellow Kurds voting for independence across the border. Scores were arrested.
Among those arrested were young men charged with disrupting public order after playing loud music in their vehicles.
Farhad Hadi, journalist and editor of Dangi Kurdistan Weekly, was held for two days after the publication of the October 5 edition of his paper that focused on Kurdistan independence. He was interrogated about the content of his paper, KHRN reported.
On their release, some of those arrested stated they had been tortured.
Iran opposed the Kurdistan referendum, deeming it unconstitutional.
Kurds represent almost half of all political prisoners in Iran, according to the United Nations.
