Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN): Kaveh Babamoradi- environmental activist- and Zanyar Zamiran- former deputy of the Kurdistan branch of the National Unity Party- were released on bail. According to KHRN, Zanyar Zamiran- who was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison after two and a half months of interrogation at the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj- was temporarily released on a bail of 500 million…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Branch 4 of the Sanandaj Court of Appeal has reduced Sahar Kazemi’s sentence from five years of imprisonment – issued by branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj headed by Judge Saeedi- to 20 months in prison on charges of acting against national security. According to the information obtained by KHRN, this environmental activist, who is currently being…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Arman Vafaei, Afshin Sheikholeslami Vatani and Fardin Karimi were temporarily released today at noon time until the trial on a bail of 500 million Tomans each. These people were accused of cooperation with one of the Kurdish Oppositions during the interrogations. These three Kurdish activists were arrested on March 16 &17,2019, by the security forces and they were held in the…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Jalal Rostami, an environmental activist from Shahini village of Kamyaran and resident of Ramsar in northern Iran, was arrested by security forces at his workplace and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj two days later. According to the information obtained by KHRN Jalal Rostami was arrested by a security team at his workplace- a confectionary shop…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Over the past few days, seven Kurdish activists- who were arrested in Kamyaran, Sanandaj and Marivan- were temporarily released on bail. Meanwhile, 14 other activists are still held at the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj. Jamal Asadi spent one day in prison while Iraj Rahimzadeh, Pouria Ahmadi and Zakaria Naqshbandi served 15 days. Shaho Faraji spent 20 days…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Jamal Asadi, an environmental activist and member of the climbing group called “Chalchemah”, was arrested on Tuesday, March 05. He was telephone summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence and transferred to Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj. There is still no news about the fate and whereabouts of this activist despite the consistent enquiries made by his family for…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Families of recently arrested activists of Sanandaj, Kamyaran and Marivan held a protest gathering in front of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) building in Sanandaj on Saturday morning February 24 and called for the immediate release of these people. “This gathering was led by a group of women from the families of the detainees. The crowd demanded the authorities…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Following further arrests of Kurdish environmental activists in recent days, two other environmental activists, Zakaria Naqshbandi and Iraj Rahimzadeh, were detained by security forces in Sanandaj and Marivan. According to reports received by KHRN, security guards arrested Zakaria Naqshbandi a member of the Kurdistan’s Green Population Association in Sanandaj at his workplace on February 17. The agents subsequently searched the…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Two environmental activists and members of the Kurdistan branch of the Wahdat National Party in Sanandaj, Arman Vafaei and Shaho Faraji, were arrested by security forces on Monday, February 18. A member of the above-mentioned party expressed concern over the summons and arrest of members of the Kurdistan branch of the National Unity Party while announcing that Shaho Faraji and…
Read moreIn 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 February to 28 February.
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
Iran executed at least eight prisoners in February, five being on charges of “premeditated murder”, two on drug-related charges and one for rape, according to KHRN’s findings.
While seven of the executions took place in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, and Mahabad Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province, one prisoner was publicly executed in Esfarayen, North Khorasan Province.
*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
In February, a Kurdish woman was reported to have been the victim of femicide. On 17 February, Seyyedeh Donya Hosseini, a 23-year-old woman, was stabbed to death by her father in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province.
Kolbars
In this period, at least one man was killed while working as a kolbar in the border areas. Amin Hosseini, a 47-year-old kolbar from Sarvabad, Kurdistan Province, died after being caught in an avalanche in the border region of Marivan, Kurdistan Province, on 9 February.
Detentions and arrests
In February, Iranian forces arrested at least 30 people, at least five of whom were sent to prison to serve sentences ranging from three to six months.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least four people to prison sentences ranging from three to 24 months.