Based on information received by the Hana Human Rights Organization, on the evening of Friday, April 11, 2025, Safa Aeli, the uncle of Jina Amini, was arrested by agents of the Intelligence Department in the city of Saqqez.
According to Hana’s sources, Safa Aeli was detained by security forces on one of Saqqez’s streets without the presentation of any judicial warrant. A few hours after his arrest, he made a brief phone call to his family, informing them that he had been transferred to Saqqez Prison to begin serving his 10-month prison sentence.
Previously, after returning to Iran from Germany, Safa Aeli had been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Saqqez to 10 months in prison. This sentence was later upheld by Branch 16 of the Kurdistan Province Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Karami.
Last summer, Safa Aeli had sought asylum in Germany, but returned to Iran after a three-month stay.