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Extrajudicial executions: Behrouz Rahimi killing

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Monthly Report of April 2025

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and cities across Iran.

This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 April to 30 April.

The restrictive environment for independent human rights organisations in Iran, coupled with the pressures faced by individuals subjected to human rights violations and their families, make it difficult to publish accurate and comprehensive reports.

It is therefore important to note that the statistics and information presented in this report do not cover all cases of human rights violations. This report is the result of examining news and reports published by the KHRN and fact-checking of reports published by other human rights organisations and news websites.

Executions

Iran executed at least seven prisoners in April, four being on drug-related charges, two on charges of “premeditated murder”, and one political prisoner on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi), according to KHRN’s findings.

On 21 April, the family of Kurdish political prisoner Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou was summoned to the Orumiyeh Prosecutor’s Office and informed that the prisoner had been executed. The Deputy Prosecutor, Behzad Sarkhanlou, informed them that the prisoner had been transferred from Orumiyeh to Tehran and that his death sentence had been carried out.

*Explanation: The KHRN, recognizing the fundamental right to life, publishes and records news and execution statistics without regard to the ethnic background of individuals and the location of the execution. All cases reported to the organisation by credible sources are published after thorough fact-checking.

Femicide

In April, a Kurdish woman was reported to have been the victim of femicide. On 3 April, Azita Fallahi, a 36-year-old mother of two, was beaten to death by her husband in Sonqor, Kermanshah Province.

Kolbars

Last month, at least one man died of cardiac arrest while working as a kolbar and two others were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in the Baneh border area.

Detentions and arrests

In April, Iranian forces arrested at least 11 people, two of whom were sent to prison to serve their sentences.

Sentences

During this period, Iranian courts sentenced a religious activist to 22 months in prison and another man to five months in prison and a fine.

  • Executions
  • Femicide
  • Kolbar Deaths
  • Kolbar injuries
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withDate of ExecutionLocation of Execution
1Seyyed Taha HassaniBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvincePremeditated murder7 AprBukan Prison
2Kambiz FathiKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvincePremeditated murder9 AprKermanshah Prison
3Yadegar RahimnezhadBaneh, Kurdistan ProvinceDrug trafficking15 AprKerman Central Prison
4Peyman NaderiKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvinceDrug trafficking15 AprBandar Abbas Central Prison
5Karim EsmaeiliEslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah ProvinceDrug trafficking15 AprBandar Abbas Central Prison
6Ali Faza DoustianiKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvinceDrug trafficking15 AprKaraj Central Penitentiary
7Hamid Hosseinnezhad HeidaranlouChaldoran, West Azerbaijan ProvinceArmed insurrection (baghi)April 2025Orumiyeh Central Prison
NameDate of IncidentLocation of IncidentExplanation
1Azita Fallahi3 AprSonqor, Kermanshah Province36 years old mother of two, murderer: husband, method of murder: beating, reason: unknown
NameFromKilled/DeathDate of IncidentLocation of IncidentExplanation
1Omar MoradiJavanrud, Kermanshah ProvinceDied17 AprNowsud, Kermanshah ProvinceCardiac arrest
NameFromType of InjuryDate of IncidentLocation of IncidentExplanation
1Ako SharifiBaneh, Kurdistan ProvinceWounded27 AprBaneh, Kurdistan ProvinceShot by border guards
2Shwana AlipourBaneh, Kurdistan ProvinceWounded27 AprBaneh, Kurdistan ProvinceShot by border guards
NameFromActivityDate of ArrestLocation of ArrestLocation held and latest status
1Farzad AbdiDehloran, Ilam ProvinceCivilian1 AprDehloran, Ilam Province.
2Reza BourkehPiranshahr, West Azerbaijan ProvinceFormer political prisoner8 AprPiranshahr, West Azerbaijan ProvinceImprisoned to serve 10 months in Naqadeh prison
3Nariman RendaniSaqqez, Kurdistan ProvinceCivil rights activist8 AprSaqqez, Kurdistan Province.
4Awat BabakhaniDivandarreh, Kurdistan ProvinceCivilian14 AprDivandarreh, Kurdistan Province.
5Srwa Pour-MohammadiSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceCultural activist, Kurdish language teacher18 AprSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceImprisoned to serve 5 years in Sanandaj prison
6Zaher MahmoudianOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian19 AprOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province.
7Mohammad KhezriOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian19 AprOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province.
8Saeid ZargoushAbdanan, Ilam ProvinceCivilian19 AprAbdanan, Ilam Province.
9Loghman AminiSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceReligious activist20 AprHamadan, Hamadan Province.
10Ayat GholamiKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvinceReligious activist22 AprKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvinceReleased on bail
11Hassan AhmadiMaku, West Azerbaijan ProvinceArtist26 AprMaku, West Azerbaijan Province.
NameFromType of ActivityCharges AgainstSentenceDate of SentenceIssuing CourtExplanation
1Saber Khoda-MoradiSaqqez, Kurdistan ProvinceReligious activistPropaganda against the state, disturbing public mind22 months imprisonment23 AprSpecial Clerical Court in Hamadan
2Bayan SalehianSaqqez, Kurdistan ProvinceCivilianUnknown5 months imprisonment, fine of 1.5 billion rials25 AprCriminial Court of Orumiyeh