ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - An Iranian court has sentenced a Kurdish man from Mahabad to four months in prison for wearing traditional Kurdish clothing at a wedding, a human rights group reported Thursday.

“Samarand Vojudi, a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, was sentenced to four months of suspended imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran for wearing Kurdish and khaki clothing,” the Oslo-based Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported.

Vojudi was arrested in May during a raid “by security forces using extreme violence,” the organization said, he was eventually released from the city's intelligence services department after posting a bail of nearly 25,000 US dollars.

Iranian authorities have frequently restricted Kurdish cultural expressions, prohibiting certain Kurdish symbols, slogans, songs, and traditional attire, such as the "Jamaneh" and "Khaki."

These outfits are seen as symbols of resistance, often worn by groups opposing the Iranian government, and are frequently shared on social media as an act of dissent.

On Monday, in the same province of West Azerbaijan, Iranian authorities sentenced three other Kurdish citizens to more than three years in prison on charges of allegedly acting as "propaganda against the state" and "raising the Kurdistan Flag" during Newroz celebrations.

The Iranian government also forbids the Kurdish folk dance, known as "Halparke," which involves men and women dancing together while holding hands, a custom not accepted by the country’s political and religious leadership.