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KHRN’s special report on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The following report, published to mark 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, documents cases of femicide, arrests, sentencing, dismissals of Kurdish women activists, and the condition of Kurdish female political prisoners in Iran over the past year, from 26 November 2023 to 25 November 2024. Based on direct sources of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and verified through…

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Monthly Report of November 2024

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 November to 30 November.

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

According to KHRN’s findings, Iran executed at least 15 prisoners in November.

While 12 of the men were executed on drug-related charges, two were executed for “premeditated murder” and one for “rape”.

Of the 15 cases, seven were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province.

*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

During the past month, one woman was killed by her husband with a blow to the head and another was stabbed to death by her husband. Both cases took place in Ilam, Ilam Province, over alleged “family disputes”.

Kolbars and tradesmen

In November, one kolbar died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province; three other kolbars were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud and Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province; and one suffered an ankle injury as a result of a landmine explosion in Nowsud.

Landmine explosions

On 14 November, a civilian, Ahmad Ali Mohammadi, was killed in a landmine explosion in Ilam, Ilam Province.

Detentions and arrests

Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 21 people, including activists and children.

At least seven of the detained civilians were sent to Mahabad, Tehran, Sanandaj, Marivan and Oshnavieh prisons to serve their sentences.

Sentences

In November, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to punishments ranging from three months in prison to the death penalty.

Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was among those sentenced to death. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran convicted her on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).

  • Executions
  • Femicide
  • Kolbars
  • Landmine explosions
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1 Omid Sheikh-Kanlou MilanSalmasRape3 Nov Orumiyeh Central Prison
2 Faramarz Entesari Nurabad, Lorestan Province Drugs6 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in KarajArrested 7 years ago
3 Jalil EghbalzadehSahneh Drugs6 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in KarajArrested 4 years ago
4 Mojtaba Ghassemi HarsinPremeditated murder6 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
5 Mohsen Moradi Nurabad, Lorestan Province Drugs13 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
6 Jafar Rastegar Harsin Drugs13 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
7 Hamzeh TarkashvandKangavar Drugs13 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
8Amanj AziziRabat, Sardasht Drugs15 NovOrumiyeh Central PrisonArrested 8 years ago
9 Rahim FaghiriSalmas Drugs17 Nov Birjand Central Prison 34 years old
10 Mostafa SouriKangavar Drugs20 NovDieselabad Prison, Kermanshah
11 Shir-Ali TarkeshbandSahneh Drugs20 Nov Lakan Prison in Rasht55 years old, arrested 4 years ago
12 Amir-Hossein Pataghi Sarpol-e Zahab Drugs21 Nov Hamadan Central Prison33 years old, arrested 5 years ago
13 Meysam NouriQorveh Drugs21 Nov Hamadan Central Prison
14 Moslem Jafari Nurabad, Lorestan Province Drugs24 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
15 Jahangir (Moslem) RahimiSaqqezPremeditated murder26 Nov Saqqez Prison
NameIncident locationIncident dateExplanation
1 Unknown Ilam20 NovKilled by husband with a blow to the head due to alleged “family disputes”
2UnknownIlam29 Nov46-year-old, stabbed to death by husband due to alleged “family disputes”
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/InjuredExplanation
1 Mardin ShokriPavehNowsud2 NovInjuredShot by border guards
2 Jabbar Zarei Sardasht Sardasht5 NovInjuredShot by border guards
3 Asaad Firouzbakht JavanrudNowsud5 NovInjuredShot by border guards
4 Ahmad Rezaei JavanrudNowsudMid NovInjuredSuffered ankle injury in landmine explosion
5 Mohammad Karim Azagh SarvabadNowsud23 NovDied Cardiac arrest during work as kolbar
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateKilled/InjuredExplanation
1 Ahmad Ali Mohammadi Ilam Ilam14 NovKilled
Name FromDetention locationDetention date ActivityLocation held and latest status
1 Zhina Modares Gorji Sanandaj Sanandaj2 Nov Women’s rights activistTaken to Sanandaj prison to serve 16-month sentence
2 Morteza Seydi Kamyaran TehranEarly Nov Labour activistTaken to Tehran’s Evin Prison to serve 2-year sentence
3 Hemin Mohammadi Sanandaj Sanandaj5 NovCivilian
4 Jafar Ardalan SanandajSarvabad5 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
5 Mohammad Karimi SanandajSarvabad5 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
6 Hamid Salehinezhad SanandajSarvabad5 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
7 Sina Asadi Hakim SanandajSarvabad5 Nov 15-year-old childBeaten and arrested
8 Masoud MohammadiBukanBukan6 NovCivilian
9 Amir Babuoli Mahabad Mahabad7 NovCivilianTaken to Mahabad prison to serve 7-year sentence
10 Adel Pirouzi Marivan Marivan9 NovCivilianTaken to Marivan Prison to serve 1-year sentence
11 Mohammadreza Gheytarani Mahabad Mahabad12 Nov Arrested during Women, Life, Freedom uprisingTaken to Mahabad Prison to serve 6-month sentence
12 Reza Ahmadpour BanehBaneh14 NovCivilian
13 Mohammad RasoulpourOshnaviehOshnavieh16 NovCivilianTaken to Oshnavieh prison to serve 1 year and 6 months in prison
14 Pouria Ahmadi Sanandaj Tehran17 Nov Civil rights activist and former political prisonerTaken to Tehran’s Evin Prison to serve 3-month sentece
15 Seyran Khosravi Sanandaj Sanandaj19 Nov Civil activist
16 Fereydoun Soltani Takab Takab22 NovCivilian
17 Hiva BahmanBukanBukan24 NovCivilian
18 Behzad DadkhahSaqqezSaqqez25 NovCivilian
19Amir Mohammad-KhaniDivandarrehDivandarreh27 Nov Civil rights activist and former political prisoner
20Abdollah GholizadehBukanBukan30 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
21Hemin GholizadehBukanBukan30 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
NameFromCharged withDate sentencedIssuing courtSentenceExplanation
1 Edris Ali SardashtEspionage for Israel5 Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
2 Azad Shojaei SardashtEspionage for Israel5 Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
3 Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of IraqEspionage for Israel5 Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
4 Nasser BekrzadehOrumiyehEspionage for IsraelEarly Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
5 Verisheh Moradi SanandajArmed insurrection (Baghi)10 Nov Branch 15 of Islamic Revolutionary Court in TehranDeath penalty
6Srwa ShiriBukan Propaganda against the state in favour a Kurdish opposition partyMid Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 8 months imprisonment
7Peyman ShiriBukan Propaganda against the state in favour a Kurdish opposition partyMid Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two6 months imprisonment
8 Ali Allah-Veysi Sanandaj Acting against national security17 Nov Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj 1 year and 6 months imprisonment
9 Srwa Pour-Mohammadi Sanandaj Forming or joining a group with the intention of disrupting national security25 Nov Court of Appeal of Kurdistan Province 5 years imprisonmentKurdish language teacher, boeard member of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association
10 Edris HajipourBukan Propaganda against the state 26 Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 3 months imprisonment
11 Hemin Ebrahim HamzehBukan Propaganda against the state 26 Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 3 months imprisonment
12 Rashid RahimiBukan Propaganda against the state 26 Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two1 year imprisonment