Security services in Sardasht and Oshnavieh in West Azerbaijan Province have summoned and detained some Kurdish artists who held a memorial ceremony for the Kurdish artist and political activist Taher Khalili, who recently passed away in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The event, held in a private garden in Sardasht, paid tribute to Khalili by performing one of his revolutionary songs. Following the widespread circulation of…
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One year after Kurdish civilian Osman Mama was arrested and forcibly disappeared during the anti-government uprising of Women Life Freedom, there is still no information on his whereabouts or well-being, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Mama was arrested on 18 November 2022, during anti-government protests in Bukan, on his way home near the welfare office. Despite continued efforts by his family to seek…
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Mashallah Karami, the father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami, who was executed last January during the anti-government uprising of Women Life Freedom, is being held in a state of uncertainty in Karaj Central Penitentiary in Alborz Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Karami, now in his 90th day of detention, has been denied access to legal counsel, and his family is under…
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Kurdish labour activist and former political prisoner Hajar Saeidi was imprisoned on 18 November to serve a one-year sentence at the Juvenile Detention Centre of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. In recent days, Saeidi was summoned to serve her sentence by Branch Four of the Enforcement of Judgements Office of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Sanandaj. Security forces arrested Saeidi and seven other labour activists while…
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Kurdish civilian Mohammad (Soran) Moradkhani was released on bail from Sanandaj Central Prison on 15 November after 38 days in detention. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Moradkhani was transferred from the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention centre in Sanandaj to the city’s prison on 13 November after completing his interrogation. On 15 November, he was temporarily released from Sanandaj Central Prison on bail…
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Kurdish political prisoner Salah Rahmani was arrested by security forces in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, on 14 November and taken to an undisclosed location. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that at 05:00 local time on 14 November, security forces raided Rahmani’s family home in the village of Chashmiyar in Sanandaj and arrested the civilian without a judicial warrant. The charges against Rahmani and the…
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Asrin Mohammadi, the sister of Shahriyar Mohammadi, a protester killed by Iranian forces during anti-government uprising of Women Life Freedom in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by security forces on the eve of the anniversary of her brother’s killing. Security forces arrested Mohammadi without a judicial warrant at a banner printing shop in Bukan and took her to an undisclosed location. The charges against the…
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Kurdish labour activist Osman Esmaeili was imprisoned today to serve a 16-month sentence in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province. In recent days, Esmaeili was summoned by Branch Two of the Enforcement of Judgements Office of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Saqqez to serve his sentence. Esmaeili was tried on 18 June in the first branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez, presided over by Judge…
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Kurdish civilian Mohammad (Soran) Moradkhani, who was arrested in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has been held in detention for 36 days with no information on his current status. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Moradkhani was arrested without a warrant by security forces on 8 October and taken to an undisclosed location. Moradkhani made a brief phone call a few days after his arrest,…
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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.