Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Sina Dashmir, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Gazgasak in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in the city on 18 January 2023 during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising. He was arrested without a warrant and taken to a security detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. After several weeks, he was moved from the Ministry of...

Arrest Mohammad Atlasi, a Kurdish civilian from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 22 January 2025 during a general strike against the death sentences handed down to Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Despite his family’s...

Arrest Omid Mohammadi, a civilian from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 22 January 2025 during a general strike against the death sentences handed down to Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Despite his family’s repeated...

Arrest Sina Rezaei, a shopkeeper from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 22 January 2025 for taking part in a general strike to protest against the death sentences handed down to Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during...

Arrest Mohammad Seyf-Panahi, a shopkeeper from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 23 January 2025 for taking part in a general strike to protest against the death sentences handed down to Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal...

Arrest Farzad Hamidi, a Kurdish civilian from Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 25 January 2025. His arrest was reportedly linked to strikes and protests in response to the death sentences handed down to Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal...

Arrest Mehrab Abdollahzadeh was arrested by security forces during the Women, Life, Freedom uprising on 22 October 2022 and taken to a detention facility in the city, where he was subjected to 38 days of physical and psychological torture in an attempt to force a confession to his alleged involvement in the killing of a Basij member. Despite this, footage of the incident in the possession...

Arrest Zahed Khaledian, a Kurdish shopkeeper from Qorveh, Kurdistan Province, was arrested at his workplace on 23 January 2025 by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in connection with the general strike in protest at the death sentences of Kurdish female political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to...

Yahya Moradi was one of the detainees of the November 2019 anti-government protests in Javanrud, Kermanshah Province. Arrest On 11 February 2025, he was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Javanrud. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation. Despite his family’s repeated attempts to obtain information about his fate, security and judicial authorities...