Detentions and Arrests
Saturday
- SaqqezSecurity Forces Arrest Seven Kurdish Citizens in SaqqezSecurity forces have arrested seven Kurdish citizens in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, during simultaneous raids on their homes without presenting judicial warrants.
Thursday
- KermanshahKurdish woman arrested by IRGC Intelligence forces in KermanshahNiloufar Haghi Bouzhani, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman from Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was arrested at her family home by forces from the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary…
- Enforced Disappearances of Five Kurdish Opposition Figures in Iran
Wednesday
- DehgolanKurdish man arrested by Intelligence Ministry forces in DehgolanFaramarz Saedi, a Kurdish man from Dehgolan, Kurdistan Province, was violently arrested by forces from the Ministry of Intelligence in the city and taken to the ministry’s detention facility.
Tuesday
- DehgolanKurdish karate coach arrested by security forces in DehgolanKurdish karate coach Yadollah Mataei was arrested by security forces in Dehgolan, Kurdistan Province, and taken to an undisclosed location.
Monday
- SaqqezTwo young Kurdish women athletes arrested by security forces in SaqqezSecurity forces have arrested two young Kurdish women athletes, Rojan Ebrahimi and Aida Ghaderi, in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, in recent days.
Monday
- Kurdish nurse tortured after arrest by Ministry of IntelligenceMinistry of Intelligence agents arrested Kurdish nurse Foad Ghaderi on 21 September as he travelled from Sanandaj to Javanrud.News
Friday
- MahabadSecurity forces arrest two Kurds in Mahabad, SaqqezSecurity forces have arrested two Kurdish citizens, Shahin Mostafazadeh and 18-year-old Pezhman Amani, in Mahabad and Saqqez in recent days, taking them to undisclosed locations.
- BanehMinistry of Intelligence arrests cultural activist in BanehNews
- MiandoabAt least 12 held in Miandoab on ‘espionage’ charges
Wednesday
- BanehKurdish civil rights activist arrested in BanehMinistry of Intelligence forces have arrested Azad Rahmati, a Kurdish civil rights activist from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, taking him to an undisclosed location.News
- PiranshahrKurdish child’s forced confession raises fears of possible death sentence
Tuesday
- KamyaranKurdish couple arrested by IRGC intelligence in KamyaranThe Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has arrested a Kurdish couple, Hesam Abdinia and Arezou Dashti, in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province. Dashti was released…News
Monday
- KamyaranPJAK member remains forcibly disappeared 12 days after intelligence arrestSirwan Habibi, a member of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), remains forcibly disappeared 12 days after Ministry of Intelligence agents arrested him in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province.
- At least eight Kurds detained as wave of arrests continuesNews
- KamyaranKurdish child’s whereabouts unknown after arrest near KamyaranNews
Friday
- KamyaranMinistry of Intelligence arrests two Kurdish shopkeepers in KamyaranMinistry of Intelligence forces have arrested Kurdish shopkeepers Mohsen Asadi and Yasser Hosseini in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, without warrants.News
Thursday
- OshnaviehSecurity forces arrest seven Kurdish men in Oshnavieh, MahabadSecurity forces have arrested seven Kurdish citizens in Oshnavieh and Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, over two days, taking them to undisclosed locations.News
Tuesday
- Kurdish child ‘tortured for murder confession’ after IRGC Intelligence arrestArjin Jondi, a 16-year-old Kurdish child from the village of Kuper in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, has been arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…News
- Ministry of Intelligence arrests a Kurdish men without warrantsNews
- Two Kurdish men detained ahead of Kurdistan general strikeNews
Monday
- KamyaranMinistry of Intelligence arrests PJAK member in KamyaranSirwan Habibi, a member of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has been arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in Kamyaran and taken to an undisclosed…News
Tuesday
- Kurdish woman’s fate unknown 75 days after arrest by IRGC IntelligenceThe fate and condition of Zahra Pir-Dehghan, a 32-year-old Kurdish woman from Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan Province, remain unknown 75 days after her arrest.News
- Kurdish man remains detained without clear legal statusNews