Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Two environmental conservationists, Reza Asadi and Fazel Qeitasi, were released on bail after 47 days of detention. The two Kurdish activists were arrested by security forces on January 31, 2019 following the arrest of activists in Kamyaran and Members of the Kurdistan branch of the National Unity Party. Reza Asadi and Fazel Qeitasi spent their entire detention at the Ministry of…
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The arrest warrants for ten Kurdish political and civil rights activists ‘Hadi Kamangar, Fazel Qeitisi, Reza Asadi, Farhad Mohammadi, Rashed Montazeri, Hossein Kamangar, Isa Feizi, Amanj Ghorbani, Zanyar Zemiran and Bakhtiar Kamangar’ were extended over the past few days. They have also been severely under pressure for making TV confessions. These civilians were arrested by security forces earlier between January 01 and 06. An informed…
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Ten detained Iranian Kurdish activists are under pressure to make false confessions, with influential imams and officials demanding their immediate execution. Recent changes to the administrators and security apparatus of Iran’s Kurdestan province and other Kurdish populated regions are the main factors behind the alarming security measures used to crack down on Kurdish activists. The arrests were made following militarisation of Kurdish cities, towns and villages in Iran, where Kurdish…
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Following the recent arrest of Environmental activists in Kamyaran, another Kurdish activist, Amanj Ghorbani was arrested at his workplace, the Department of Environment. So far, 8 people have been detained in Kamyaran. Farhad Mohammadi, a lawyer, Fazel Qiatassi, Reza Asadi and Hadi Kamangar, secretary and members of the Kurdistan branch of the National Unity Party respectively, were each detained on January 01 and 02. Isa…
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Iran security forces arrested and Beat an environment activist, Isa Feizi in Kamyaran, and transferred him to an unknown location. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that security forces attacked the shop of Isa Faizi, the environmental activist and a former member of the Kurdish branch of the National Unity Party in Kamyaran, beat and arrested him on Saturday, Jan 5. The activist…
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The Iranian police and municipality officers forced closure of the office of the Association of Environment Protection in ‘Welat’ of Bukan at municipality mall. Various news sources had reported the pressure of the city’s governor to close the afore-mentioned office and stop the activities of this environmental association. “On the afternoon of January 02, at 3 pm, the municipality and law enforcement agents attacked the…
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Following the pressure from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence on Kurdish political and civil activists, 6 media and environmental activists from Mahabad were summoned by this security agency and released after several hours of interrogation. “On Saturday, December 29, six media activists and environmental activists of Mahabad, Herman Vatmani, editor-in-chief of the Tahlil-e-Haje, Pola Axaz and Pejman Ismailnejad, reporters of the afore-mentioned news site, Pexshan Qalandari,…
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Three environmental activists, members of the Kurdistan branch of National Unity Party in Kamyaran, were arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location on Monday, December 31. A reliable source in Kamyaran told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that security forces simultaneously raided Hadi Kamangar’s home and the shop of Reza Asadi and Fazel Qeitasi, members of the environmental committee affiliated with the…
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Arman Ghafouri, a civil activist detained by security forces in Mariwan on July 24, 2018, was temporarily released on bail after four months of arrest. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Arman Ghafouri, a student of Payam Noor University and a member of the Chiyay sabz Association of Mariwan, was temporarily released on bail from Mariwan Prison on Monday, December 10. He…
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 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 15 prisoners in November.
While 12 of the men were executed on drug-related charges, two were executed for “premeditated murder” and one for “rape”.
Of the 15 cases, seven were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz 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
During the past month, one woman was killed by her husband with a blow to the head and another was stabbed to death by her husband. Both cases took place in Ilam, Ilam Province, over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In November, one kolbar died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province; three other kolbars were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud and Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province; and one suffered an ankle injury as a result of a landmine explosion in Nowsud.
Landmine explosions
On 14 November, a civilian, Ahmad Ali Mohammadi, was killed in a landmine explosion in Ilam, Ilam Province.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 21 people, including activists and children.
At least seven of the detained civilians were sent to Mahabad, Tehran, Sanandaj, Marivan and Oshnavieh prisons to serve their sentences.
Sentences
In November, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to punishments ranging from three months in prison to the death penalty.
Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was among those sentenced to death. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran convicted her on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).