Afshin Hossein Panahi, a civil and environmental activist and former political prisoner from Kurdistan, was released temporarily from Sanandaj Central Prison after 50 days of detention, following the payment of a heavy bail.
According to the Campaign for the Defense of Political and Civil Prisoners, Afshin Hossein Panahi, a former political prisoner and environmental activist, was released on Friday, February 27, 2025 until the completion of legal proceedings, after posting a 5 billion Tomans bail.
Afshin Hossein Panahi, the brother of executed political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi, has previously faced legal consequences for his activism.
He was arrested on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at his workplace by security forces without a legal warrant and was transferred to an undisclosed location.