Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Simko Yousefi is a civil rights activist who has been active as a Kurdish language teacher in recent years at the Adab Institute in Bukan and Miandoab, both in West Azerbaijan

Arrest Mohammad Daniali, a cultural activist and member of the Bnar mountaineering group in Abdanan, Ilam Province, was arrested on 14 May 2023 in Dehloran, Ilam Province, by agents of the

Srwa Pour-Mohammadi is a Kurdish language teacher from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, and a board member of the Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association. Arrest Pour-Mohammadi was initially arrested on

Arrest Hassan Ahmadi, a Kurdish civilian from Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 27 April 2025. Defendant’s Rights He was

Arrest Foad Keshavarz, a Kurdish artist from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 15 March 2025. Reportedly, agents of the Ministry of

Arrest Haji Barzeh, a Kurdish language teacher from Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, and a member of the Bayan Kurdish Language Institute, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in

Arrest Soroush Nourbakhsh, a student from Mahabad studying Global Music Performance (Guitar) at the University of Art in Tehran, was arrested on 1 February 2025 after being summoned to the office

Arrest Servat Sohrabi, a cultural activist from Javanrud, Kermanshah Province, who lives in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Kermanshah on

Susan Hassanzadeh, a civil rights activist and Kurdish language teacher from Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has 17 years of experience teaching Kurdish in Bukan and its surrounding