Mona Dabbagh Transferred to Sanandaj Juvenile Detention Centre to Serve Prison Sentence

Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 25 October 2026: Mona Dabbagh, a resident of Sanandaj and an English language teacher, was transferred to the Sanandaj Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Centre on Saturday, 24 October, to serve her prison sentence, following the expiry of the deadline for reporting to the Sentence Enforcement Office.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, Mona Dabbagh was sentenced by Branch 4 of the Kurdistan Province Court of Appeal to three years and six months in prison on charges of “propaganda activities aimed at strengthening the Israeli regime” and one year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.”

The verdict was issued on 21 September. Under Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, only the most severe sentence, three years and six months in prison, will be enforced. The initial verdict in this case had previously been issued by Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court.

Mona Dabbagh was previously arrested by security forces at her workplace on 29 April without a judicial warrant and transferred to the Sanandaj Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Centre. She was released on bail after 12 days in detention.

Mona Dabbagh is an English language teacher from Sanandaj and the mother of a four-year-old daughter.