Kurdish political and civil rights activist Badie Hossein Panahi has been sentenced to one year in prison.

Badie Hossein Panahi, a resident of a city located in the Province of Kurdistan, has been sentenced to one year in prison and is held in the Gharveh Prison. According to RAHANA, his charges include disturbing public order by organizing protests next to the Sanandaj Judiciary in order to object to the death sentence of Anvar Hossein Panahi. Anvar had been sentenced to death for collaborating with Kurdish groups and his sentence was later reduced to 16 years in prison.