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Iran executes prisoner for drug-related charges in Orumiyeh

Iranian authorities executed prisoner Hassan Moharrer on 7 May for drug-related offences in Orumiyeh Central Prison, West Azerbaijan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network…

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Fate of Kurdish artist arrested for Newroz celebration performance unknown

The fate of Bardin (Hamzeh) Jafari, a Kurdish artist from Gilan-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, who was arrested four days ago without official charges, remains…

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Security forces arrest five Kurdish religious activists, civilians in Piranshahr

Security forces have arrested five Sunni Kurdish religious activists and civilians in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, in recent days, and taken them to undisclosed…

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Iran border forces fatally shoot kolbar in Baneh

A kolbar, Ata Rostampour, was shot dead by Iranian border forces in the Hangeh-ye Zhal border area of Baneh, Kurdistan Province, on 5 May….

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Kurdish prisoner of conscience’s last meeting with family sparks execution fears

Khosrow Besharat, a Kurdish prisoner of conscience sentenced to death, had his last meeting with his family on 5 May in Ghezel Hesar prison…

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Iran executes prisoner for murder-related charges in Kermanshah

Khosrow Babavaladeyni, a 65-year-old prisoner sentenced to death for “premeditated murder”, was executed on 1 May in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province….

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Security forces arrest 14 Kurdish activists in Oshnavieh

Security forces have arrested at least 14 Kurdish activists in the city of Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, and several surrounding villages in recent days…

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Kurdish political prisoner begins symbolic hunger strike in tribute to slain protester

Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh went on a one-day symbolic hunger strike today, marking the anniversary of the birth of Ali Mozaffari, a 17-year-old…

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Iran border forces kill kolbar in Baneh border areas

Iranian border guards shot dead Jalal Sohrabi, a 40-year-old kolbar, in the Sourkev region of Baneh, Kurdistan Province, on 2 May, marking the second…

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Prisoner executed for murder-related charges in Kermanshah

Prisoner Ali Ashraf-Khani, who had been sentenced to death for “premeditated murder”, was executed on 1 May in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah…

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Turkish military drone strike kills two Kurdish civilians on Oshnavieh border

Two Kurdish civilians from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, were killed in a Turkish military drone strike along the border between Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province,…

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