Extrajudicial Killings Archives - Page 2 of 3 - KHRN

January 12, 2026

Kurdish death toll rises amid intensifying crackdown, internet shutdown

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) special forces and the Law Enforcement Force’s special units have maintained a heavy presence in Kermanshah as protests continue across Iran amid an

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January 10, 2026

Kurdish woman killed in Tehran protests as Iran intensifies crackdown

A Kurdish woman has been killed during anti-government protests in Tehran as the Islamic Republic's military and security forces continue a deadly crackdown amid a nationwide internet

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January 8, 2026

Eleven Kurdish citizens killed as protests spread; dozens injured, hundreds arrested

A new wave of widespread anti-government protests, which began on 28 December 2025 and continues to this day, has seen 11 Kurdish citizens killed by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military and

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January 6, 2026

Two wounded protesters die days after IRGC gunfire in Malekshahi

Two Kurdish citizens who were critically wounded during recent protests in Malekshahi, Ilam Province, have passed away in hospital days after being shot by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

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January 4, 2026

Updated: Three Killed, over 30 Injured in IRGC Attack on Protesters in Malekshahi

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed three Kurdish protesters and injured over 30 others in the city of Malekshahi in Iran’s Ilam province on 3 January. One of the killed

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December 22, 2025

Police chase kills Kurdish citizen, three Afghan nationals in Showt

A Kurdish man and three Afghan nationals have died following a police pursuit that ended with a vehicle overturning in Showt, West Azerbaijan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has

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September 22, 2025

Kurdish tradesman shot dead by police in Piranshahr

Chiya (Khedr) Ahmadnezhad, a Kurdish tradesman from Piranshahr in West Azerbaijan Province, was shot dead after police opened fire on his car without warning, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network

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July 25, 2025

Police shoot dead two Kurdish young men in Holeylan

Iranian police have shot and killed two Kurdish civilians, Arman Beyglari and Pezhman Badri, in the city of Holeylan, Ilam Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. “At

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July 23, 2025

Kurdish civilian shot by Iran border forces dies in hospital

Latif Yaghoubi, a Kurdish civilian who was shot by Iranian border regiment forces in Salmas, West Azerbaijan Province, last week has died from his injuries in a hospital in Orumiyeh, the provincial

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