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 18 prisoners in Karaj, Orumiyeh, Kermanshah, Ardabil and Ilam during the month of November.
While seven prisoners were executed on charges of “premeditated murder” and nine for “drug trafficking”, prisoners of conscience Ghassem Abasteh and Ayoub Karimi were executed on charges of “spreading corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel arz) after 14 years in prison.
Additionally, one of these prisoners was Nazir Mohammad, an Afghan national, who was executed on drug-related charges in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
*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
At least five women have been killed by their male family members in Gilabgharb and the village of Qazanchi in Kermanshah in the past month.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In November, at least three kolbars, including a 17-year-old child, were shot dead by Iranian border guards, one kolbar died as a result of a fall from the border heights and another died of frostbite in the western border areas of the country.
A total of 102 kolbars were injured during this period. Of these, 98 were shot by border guards, two fell from border heights, one was injured in a landmine explosion and one was beaten.
Among the injured kolbars shot by border guards were one 14-year-old, two 16-year-olds, six 17-year-olds, two 18-year-olds and three 19-year-olds.
Work-related accidents
On 7 November, at least one worker was killed in a work-related accident in the village of Sorkheh Dezaj in Sanandaj.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout November, Iranian forces arrested at least 31 civilians, including five children, eight activists, a rapper and an imam.
At least five of the detained civilians were sent to prisons in Tehran, Ilam, Saqqez and Sanandaj.
Prison sentences
Last month, Iranian courts sentenced at least four people from Sanandaj to prison terms ranging from one year suspended imprisonment to five years in prison.
Executions
Name | From | Charged with | Execution date | Execution location | Explanation | |
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1 | Ghassem Abasteh | Mahabad | Spreading corruption on earth | 5 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
2 | Akbar Farrokhi | Orumiyeh | Premeditated murder | 7 Nov | Orumiyeh | Azerbaijani Turkic civilian |
3 | Rasoul Teymouri | Kuhdasht | Drug trafficking | 8 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
4 | Bahman Fathollahi | Tehran | Drug trafficking | 8 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
5 | Farhad Aghaei | Ravansar | Premeditated murder | 8 Nov | Kermanshah | |
6 | Alireza Partovi | Sonqor | Premeditated murder | 8 Nov | Kermanshah | |
7 | Shahbaz Latifi Sarini | Salatin Village, Osmanvand County, Kermanshah | Premeditated murder | 14 Nov | Kermanshah | |
8 | Bagher Mohammadi Geravand | Kuhdasht | Drug trafficking | 15 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
9 | Nazir Mohammad | Afghanistan | Drug trafficking | 15 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
10 | Siamand Ostovar | Bukan | Drug trafficking | 20 Nov | Ardabil | |
11 | Mohammad Andishkouh | Kuhdasht | Drug trafficking | 22 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | 29 years old |
12 | Moslem Jamshidi | Harsin | Drug trafficking | 22 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | 55 years old |
13 | Eghbal Fathollahi | Ilam | Drug trafficking | 28 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
14 | Mohsen Emraei | Kuhdasht | Drug trafficking | 28 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
15 | Shahram Mohammad-Beygi | Ilam | Premeditated murder | 28 Nov | Ilam Central Prison | |
16 | Ali-Agha Mohammadi | Malekshahi, Ilam | Premeditated murder | 28 Nov | Ilam Central Prison | 47 years old |
17 | Nasser Maghsoudi | Darrehshahr, Ilam | Premeditated murder | 28 Nov | Ilam Central Prison | |
18 | Ayoub Karimi | Mahabad | Spreading corruption on earth | 29 Nov | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | Sunni Kurdish prisoner |
Femicide
Name | Location | Date | Explanation | |
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1 | Negar Mahmoudi | Gilangharb | 14 Nov | Shot dead by ex-husband due to a family dispute, her mother was also killed |
2 | Unknown | Gilangharb | 14 Nov | Shot dead by daughter's ex-husband |
3 | Unknown | Qazanchi village of Kermanshah | 19 Nov | Due to a family dispute, the middle-aged father of the family killed his wife, sister-in-law and daughter-in-law with a hunting gun |
4 | Unknown | Qazanchi village of Kermanshah | 19 Nov | Due to a family dispute, the middle-aged father of the family killed his wife, sister-in-law and daughter-in-law with a hunting gun |
5 | Unknown | Qazanchi village of Kermanshah | 19 Nov | Due to a family dispute, the middle-aged father of the family killed his wife, sister-in-law and daughter-in-law with a hunting gun |
Kolbars and tradesmen
Name | From | Incident location | Incident date | Died/Injured | Explanation | |
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1 | Keyvan Houshangi | Javanrud | Nowsud | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
2 | Sirvan Naderi | Javanrud | Nowsud | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
3 | Shahriar (surname unknown) | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
4 | Salah (surname unknown) | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
5 | Mansour (surname unknown) | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
6 | Bakhtiar (surname unknown) | Javanrud | Nowsud | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
7 | Siamak Sohrabi | Saqqez | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces | |
8 | Keyvan Karimi | Saqqez | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces | |
9 | Hiva (surname unknown) | Saqqez | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces | |
10 | Khaled (surname unknown) | Saqqez | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces | |
11 | Abdollah (surname unknown) | Saqqez | 2 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces | |
12 | Payam Rezaei | Marivan | Marivan | 4 Nov | Injured | Landmine explosion |
13 | Tayyeb Khosravi | Bayangan | Nowsud | 6 Nov | Injured | Beating and stone blows |
14 | Sami Khalili | Sardasht | Baneh | 6 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
15 | Saman Azizi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
16 | (Name unknown) Bahrami | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
17 | Keyvan Esmaeilpour | Sardasht | Sardasht | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
18 | Hadi (surname unknown) | Saqqez | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
19 | Zanko (surname unknown) | Saqqez | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
20 | Mohammad (surname unknown) | Sanandaj | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
21 | Nasser Ahmadi | Saqqez | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
22 | Moslem Ahmadi | Saqqez | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
23 | Serajaddin Katani | Saqqez | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
24 | Mohammad Amin (surname unknown) | Sanandaj | Baneh | 7 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
25 | Barzan (surname unknown) | Banehh | Baneh | 8 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
26 | Mobin (surname unknown) | Nodasheh | Nowsud | 8 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
27 | Kamran Rahimi | Baneh | Baneh | 9 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
28 | Khaled Khoshnoudi | Saqqez | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
29 | Ashkan (surname unknown) | Baneh | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
30 | Anvar (surname unknown) | Baneh | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
31 | Karzan (surname unknown) | Baneh | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
32 | Rahman (surname unknown) | Divandarreh | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
33 | Mokhtar Khaji | Marivan | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
34 | Behrouz (surname unknown) | Baneh | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
35 | Nariman Saedi | Marivan | Baneh | 11 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
36 | Younes Ghaderi | Saqqez | Baneh | 12 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
37 | Ehsan Esmaeilzadeh | Mahabad | Baneh | 12 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
38 | Amyar Mansouri | Saqqez | Baneh | 13 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
39 | Arvin Mohammadi | Sanandaj | Baneh | 14 Nov | Injured | 14 years old, shot by border forces |
40 | Iman (surname unknown) | Sanandaj | Baneh | 14 Nov | Injured | 17 years old, shot by border forces |
41 | Hossein (surname unknown) | Baneh | Baneh | 14 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
42 | Shaho (surname unknown) | Baneh | Baneh | 14 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
43 | Yadegar Rahimi | Baneh | Baneh | 14 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
44 | Farshad Jamalifar | Kermanshah | Baneh | 14 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
45 | Ghaffar Sharifi | Marivan | Marivan | 14 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
46 | Jalal Heidarian | Divandarreh | Baneh | 15 Nov | Killed | Shot by border forces |
47 | Raghzad Shah-Mohammadi | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
48 | Milad Amiri | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
49 | Kianoush Pashaei | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
50 | Simko Ravazi | Mahabad | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
51 | Zanyar Rahzadeh | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
52 | Ashkan (surname unknown) | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
53 | Barzan Osmani | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
54 | Diako Ramazani | Saqqez | Baneh | 15 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
55 | Azad Nouri | Baneh | Baneh | 16 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
56 | Salah Karimi | Sanandaj | Baneh | 16 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces and beaten |
57 | Kamal Khezri | Bukan | Baneh | 16 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
58 | Farzad Hosseini | Saqqez | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | 17 years old, shot by border forces |
59 | Hamidreza Hafezi | Saqqez | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
60 | Soleiman Amini | Baneh | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
61 | Shakhavan Feyzi | Divandarreh | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | 19 years old, shot by border forces |
62 | Sarkawt Abbasi | Saqqez | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | 16 years old, shot by border forces |
63 | Dana (surname unknown) | Saqqez | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | 17 years old, shot by border forces |
64 | Mahan Mousavi | Saqqez | Baneh | 17 Nov | Injured | 16 years old, shot by border forces |
65 | Shahram Morad-Veysi | Saqqez | Baneh | 18 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
66 | Sobhan Mahmoudi | Ravansar | Nowsud | 19 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
67 | Kaveh Saeidpour | Saqqez | Baneh | 19 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
68 | Ghasim Karimi | Soma Bradost Orumiyeh | Orumiyeh | 19 Nov | Killed | Fall from border heights |
69 | Rahman Maroufi | Piranshahr | Qandil border | 20 Nov | Killed | Frostbite |
70 | Morad (surname unknown) | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 21 Nov | Injured | 40 years old |
71 | Behzad (surname unknown) | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 21 Nov | Injured | 35 years old |
72 | Asaad Hassanpour | Jafarkhan village in Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 21 Nov | Injured | 25 years old |
73 | Mohammad Rashidzadeh | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 21 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
74 | Parviz Ghaderi | Baneh | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 21 Nov | Injured | 29 years old, shot by border forces |
75 | Pezhman Ramazani | Bukan | Baneh | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
76 | Adib Ranjbari | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
77 | Farzad Azizi | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | 23 years old, shot by border forces |
78 | Milad Mohammadi-Rad | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
79 | Esmaeil Rahimi | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
80 | Salam (surname unknown) | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
81 | Jawhar (surname unknown) | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
82 | Mehdi Jamali | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
83 | Siamand (surname unknown) | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
84 | Shahin (surname unknown) | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
85 | Mohammad (surname unknown) | Sanandaj | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
86 | Hassan Faraji | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 22 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
87 | Aras (surname unknown) | Javanrud | Nowsud | 23 Nov | Injured | Fall from border heights |
88 | Arvin (surname unknown) | Javanrud | Nowsud | 23 Nov | Injured | Fall from border heights |
89 | Esmaeil Nasseri | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 23 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
90 | Bahman Marefinezhad | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 25 Nov | Injured | 19 years old, shot by border forces | |
91 | Kamran Saeidzadeh | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 25 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
92 | Farough Alizadeh | Rabat | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Killed | 17 years old child kolbar, shot by border forces |
93 | Yavar Veysi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 26 Nov | Killed | 28 years old, shot by border forces |
94 | Habib Rezaei | Javanrud | Nowsud | 26 Nov | Injured | 52 years old, shot by border forces |
95 | Ebrahim Mahmoudi | Baneh | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Injured | 24 years old, shot by border forces |
96 | Siya Khoda-Moradi | Marivan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Injured | 18 years old, shot by border forces |
97 | Mohammad Veysi | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
98 | Zaher (surname unknown) | Bukan | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
99 | Sirvan Sharifi | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Injured | 17 years old, shot by border forces |
100 | Amir Mohammadi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud | 26 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
101 | Mohammad Karimnezhad | Baneh | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 26 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
102 | Fardin Nazdari | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 27 Nov | Injured | 23 years old, shot by border forces |
103 | Arya Moadi | Baneh | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 27 Nov | Injured | 17 years old, shot by border forces |
104 | Arvin Rashidi | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 27 Nov | Injured | 19 years old, shot by border forces |
105 | Pedram Rahimi | Saqqez | Baneh | 28 Nov | Injured | 18 years old, shot by border forces |
106 | Arman Ghassemi | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 29 Nov | Injured | 17 years old, shot by border forces |
107 | Karo Tajrobekar | Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal | 29 Nov | Injured | Shot by border forces |
Work-related accidents
Name | Incident location | Incident date | Died/Injured | Explanation | |
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1 | Ebrahim Karimi | Sorkheh Dezaj village, Sanandaj | 7 Nov | Died |
Detentions and arrests
Name | Detention location | Detention date | Activity | Location held and latest status | |
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1 | Shadman Mohammadi | Salas-e Babajani | 2 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
2 | Zanyar Mahmoudi | Javanrud | 2 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
3 | Barzan Bazani | Javanrud | 3 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
4 | Rahman Mahmoudnezhad | Saqqez | 4 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
5 | Foad (Sirous) Fathi | Tehran | 4 Nov | Labour activist | Transferred to Evin prison |
6 | Seyyed Khaled Sheikh-Ahmadi | Sanandaj | 4 Nov | Civilian | Released on bail on 10 November |
7 | Seyyed Saman Sheikh-Ahmadi | Sanandaj | 4 Nov | Civilian | Released on bail on 13 November |
8 | Ahmad Alizadeh | Abdanan | 5 Nov | Civilian | Transferred to Ilam Central Prison |
9 | Seyfollah Jalili | Tehran | 7 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
10 | Seyyed Amin Abbasi | Dalahu | 10 Nov | Member of the Yarsan Civil Activists’ Advisory Council | Fate unknown |
11 | Kheyrollah Haghjouyan | Dalahu | 10 Nov | Member of the Yarsan Civil Activists’ Advisory Council | Fate unknown |
12 | Pakzad Taheri | Dalahu | 10 Nov | Member of the Yarsan Civil Activists’ Advisory Council | Fate unknown |
13 | Noshad Taheri | Dalahu | 10 Nov | Member of the Yarsan Civil Activists’ Advisory Council | Fate unknown |
14 | Mehrab Kousha | Karzan, Ilam | 11 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
15 | Sabah Ahmadi | Sanandaj | 12 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
16 | Osman Esmaeili | Saqqez | 13 Nov | Labour activist | Transferred to Saqqez Central Prison |
17 | Salah Rahmani | Sanandaj | 14 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
18 | Asrin Mohammadi | Bukan | 15 Nov | Civilian | Released on bail on 18 November |
19 | Omid Majidi | Sanandaj | 15 Nov | Rapper | Fate unknown |
20 | Zanyar Fattahian | Bukan | 16 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
21 | Hajar Saeidi | Sanandaj | 18 Nov | Women's and labour rights activist | Transferred to the women's ward of Juvenile Detention Centre of Sanandaj |
22 | Hassan Fathi Khezr-Laki | Bukan | 18 Nov | Imam of Ghazlian village | Fate unknown |
23 | Salam (Shahin) Azari | Naqadeh | 18 Nov | Civilian | 40 years old, fate unknown |
24 | Farzin Nabi | Piranshahr | 19 Nov | Civilian | 14 years old, fate unknown |
25 | Hedi Yousefi | Piranshahr | 20 Nov | Civilian | 16 years old, fate unknown |
26 | Adel Pirouzi | Marivan | 20 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
27 | Peshawa Nabi | Piranshahr | 20 Nov | Civilian | 16 years old, fate unknown |
28 | Karzan Nabi | Piranshahr | 20 Nov | Civilian | 15 years old, fate unknown |
29 | Komar Nabi | Piranshahr | 20 Nov | Civilian | 16 years old, fate unknown |
30 | Osman Ghaderi | Naqadeh | 26 Nov | Civilian | Fate unknown |
31 | Kamran Sakhtemangar | Sanandaj | 27 Nov | Labour activist | Sent to Sanandaj prison for fine payment |
Prison sentences
Name | Resident of | Charged with | Date sentenced | Issuing court | Sentence | Explanation | |
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1 | Khayyat Dehdar | Sanandaj | Propaganda against the state | Early Nov | Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj | 1 year suspended imprisonment | Suspended for three years |
2 | Keyvan Zand-Karimi | Sanandaj | Assembly and collusion against the country's security, propaganda against the state, participation in illegal gatherings | 8 Nov | Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj | 5 years imprisonment | |
3 | Omid Asadi | Sanandaj | Collaboration with one of the opposition parties | 13 Nov | Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj | 39 months imprisonment | |
4 | Hossein Ali-Moradi | Sanandaj | Acting against national security, propaganda against the state | Late Nov | Special Clerical Court in Hamadan | 16 months imprisonment | Sunni Kurdish cleric |