Prisoner Farman Afristam, a prisoner sentenced to death for “premeditated murder”, was executed in the early hours of 7 January in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province. Afristam, a father of two from of the village of Milkeh-ye Shir Khan in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was arrested four years ago on murder charges. Earlier, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported on the execution of three…
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Iran executed Ashkan Kazemi, Mohammad Shahidi, and Mozaffar Shahsavari, three prisoners sentenced to death on charges of “premeditated murder”, in the early hours of 7 January at Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province. Kazemi, from the village of Kazem Khani-ye Olya in Gilan-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, Shahidi and Shahsavari, both from Kermanshah, were arrested about four years ago on separate murder charges.
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Ali Atin and Reza Seyyedi, two prisoners from Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, convicted of “rape”, were executed in Mahabad Prison in the early hours of 6 January, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The two prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in recent days in preparation for their executions. Atin, 28, and Seyyedi, 48, were arrested in September 2021 on charges of participating in…
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Iran executed Meysam Farhadi Farashi and Reza Bakhtiari, two prisoners sentenced to death on charges of “premeditated murder”, on 2 January in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the executions were carried out without allowing the two prisoners a final meeting with their families. Both men were sentenced to death after being found guilty in separate…
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Iran executed prisoners Sohrab Ahmadpour, Majid Jamshidi, Rahim Barin and Jamal Naboureh on drug and murder related charges on 18 December, in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, and Mahabad Prison in West Azerbaijan Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Ahmadpour and Jamshidi were transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison on 17 December in preparation for their execution. Ahmadpour,…
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Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh, a 35-year-old Kurdish prisoner of conscience on death row, has been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, and is at the imminent risk of execution. KHRN has learned that Khiyareh, currently in his 12th year of imprisonment, was transferred to solitary confinement on 14 December and officials summoned his family for a final meeting, which took…
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Three prisoners, Mohammad Ali Darkeh, Siavash Yari and Seyyed Behzad Seyyedi-Bukani, have been executed in recent weeks in the prisons of Ardakan, Yazd Province, and Miandoab, West Azerbaijan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Darkeh, from Mahdasht, Kermanshah Province, and Yari, from Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, were executed in Ardakan Prison on 28 November. Both prisoners were arrested in September 2021 on drug trafficking…
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Salah Rahimi, a 39-year-old prisoner from the village of Malekshan in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was executed in Yazd Central Prison on 15 December. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Rahimi was transferred to solitary confinement on 13 December, in preparation for his execution. Rahimi, a father of three, was arrested several years ago on drug trafficking charges and subsequently sentenced to death.
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At present, 11 Kurdish political activists and civilians are imprisoned under death sentences, with at least eight others facing the risk of receiving similar sentences. Some of these individuals were arrested during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising. They have been subjected to unjust conditions, including denial of access to chosen lawyers, severe physical and psychological torture, and unfair trials, resulting in the issuance of…
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.