Freedom Of Assembly Archives – Page 5 of 6 – KHRN

November 21, 2019

Latest News of Protests in Kurdish Cities

Although the security situation in Kermanshah has calmed down as compared to the last few days of protests hit Iran, the presence of Special Forces around Azadi Square, Jafarabad, Boulevard, Dolatabad and Bagh Abrisham is tangible, several sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). A resident of Jafarabad district of Kermanshah confirmed that most victims of the protests had been shot by the security forces, adding…

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November 19, 2019

29 Killed, Over 200 Injured, Hundreds Arrested in Kurdish Cities in Iran

At least 29 civilians have been killed, over 200 got wounded and hundreds have been arrested in the Kurdish cities in Iran following a new wave of protests in Iran against skyrocketing of petrol prices in the country, several sources confirmed to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Following the sudden increase in petrol price, widespread protests across Iran, including Kurdish cities such as Ilam, Dehloran, Islamabad…

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November 19, 2019

UPDATE: At Least Seven Protesters Killed in Marivan

At least seven civilians have been killed and dozens injured in Marivan city during a day of anti-government protests following a sudden increase in petrol price continued in a number of Kurdish cities and in various cities across Iran. Adnan Hassanpour, a journalist living in Marivan, told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “the protests began peacefully in the city but were violently attacked by police and security forces.”  “The…

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November 19, 2019

Another Kurdish Civilian Killed by Security Forces in Javanrud

Several people of the Kurdish-Iranian city Javanrud continued protesting the hike in the petrol prices in Iran for the second day despite strong security measures main streets of the city where the Iranian security forces opened fires at the protestors, various sources in the city of Javanrud told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network  (KHRN). Although the number of casualties has not been reported yet, the KHRN…

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November 17, 2019

One killed, Five injured in Kurdistan as Protests Erupt Following Skyrocketing Petrol Prices

One protester was killed and five others were injured in Marivan during protests against the decision of the Iranian authorities to increase petrol price, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The body of the dead civilian Osman Naderi was reportedly taken to Marivan Bou Ali Sina Hospital to which the injured civilians were also transferred to a local hospital. A 13-year-old teen named Hiva Naderi has…

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October 31, 2019

Iran Bans Funeral for Four members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party

The Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Intelligence Bureau of Orumieh, Maku, Baneh and Ravansar have summoned and threatened family members of families of four members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) who were killed in clashes with Turkish army forces in the past few weeks to avoid organizing funeral ceremonies in the city mosques. According to local sources, the…

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October 17, 2019

Iran Arrests Several People Protesting Turkish Army Incursion Into Syria

Several civilians have been summoned and detained by the Iranian security and law enforcement for participating in rallies took place spontaneously and peacefully in several Iranian cities against the Turkish Army’s invasion of north and east of Syria, known as Rojava, several sources confirmed to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  Social media activists and users posted many photos and videos of gatherings in the cities of…

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October 15, 2019

Kurdish Labour Activists Summoned for Protest Against Turkish Army Incursion Into North, East Syria

Three Labour activists from Saqqez were summoned by the Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on October 13 for participation in a rally against the Turkish Army’s incursion into the north and east of Syria, known as Rojava.  The three labour activists Seyed Ali Hosseini, Mahmoud Salehi, and Osman Ismaili were summoned by the Intelligence Unit of IRGC, and the security…

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October 15, 2019

Protesters Participating in Marivan Rally Against Turkish Invasion of Northeastern Syria Arrested

Iranian security forces attacked the demonstrators participating in a rally in protest to Turkish incursion into the Kurdish areas in north and east of Syria, known as Rojava, on October 11 and arrested at least six of them at their workplace the following day. “On October 11, security forces attacked the demonstrators in the vicinity of the Marivan Intelligence Office where some of the protestors, including several…

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PUBLICATIONS

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report – 2024

This report examines instances of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians in Iran during 2024. As in previous years, these violations stem from factors…

Monthly Report of December 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Special report: 11 Kurdish civilians, activists on death row, 8 more awaiting verdicts

At present, 11 Kurdish political activists and civilians are imprisoned under death sentences, with at least eight others facing the risk of receiving similar…

Monthly Report of November 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

KHRN’s special report on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The following report, published to mark 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, documents cases of femicide, arrests, sentencing,…

Monthly Report of October 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Iran executed at least 138 Kurdish prisoners over past year

On 10 October 2024, marking the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has documented the execution of at…

Monthly Report of September 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of August 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of July 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of June 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of December 2024

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 December to 31 December.

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 15 prisoners in December, seven on drug-related charges and eight for “premeditated murder”, according to KHRN’s findings.

The executions took place in Ilam Central Prison, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Mahabad Prison, Jiroft Prison, Miandoab Prison, Orumiyeh Central Prison and Yazd Central Prison.

Two of those executed were women and one was a 70-year-old man.

*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.

Kolbars

In December, at least one kolbar was shot dead and another was injured by Iranian border guards.

Another kolbar lost his life due to frostbite in Baneh in late December.

Civilian killings

In mid-December, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by the Law Enforcement Forces in Javanrud and Tehran.

Detentions and arrests

Over the past month, Iranian forces arrested at least 62 individuals, including three children.

At least three of the detained civilians were sent to Oshnavieh and Naqadeh prisons to serve prison sentences.

Sentences

During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least eight people to punishments ranging from one month in prison to five years and 15 days of imprisonment.

  • Executions
  • Kolbars
  • Civilian killings
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1Farideh JafarzadehIlamPremeditated murder3 DecIlam Central Prison
2Alieh KavarizadehDehloranPremeditated murder3 DecIlam Central Prison
3Hassan Hassan-BeigiSirvan, IlamPremeditated murder3 DecIlam Central Prison
4Abdolvahab BabakhanianBadreh, IlamPremeditated murder3 DecIlam Central Prison
5Salah RahimiSanandajDrug trafficking15 DecYazd Central Prison
6Seyyed Behzad Seyyedi BukaniBukanPremeditated murder16 DecMiandoab Prison
7Rahim BarinMahabadPremeditated murder18 DecMahabad Central Prison
8Jamal NabourehMahabadPremeditated murder18 DecMahabad Central Prison
9Sohrab AhmadpourKuhdashtDrug trafficking18 DecGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj70 years old
10Majid JamshidiNurabadDrug trafficking18 DecGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
11Ramin KabiriShahin DejPremeditated murder19 DecMiandoab Prison
12Loghman ShangehNaqadehDrug trafficking23 DecOrumiyeh Central Prison
13Masoud JalilianKermanshahDrug trafficking25 DecGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
14Asaad AminiSardashtDrug trafficking26 DecJiroft Prison in Kerman Province
15Saman FakhriBanehDrug trafficking26 DecJiroft Prison in Kerman Province
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/injuredExplanation
1Abdollah MaroufiPiranshahrPiranshahr11 DecInjuredShot by border guards
2Moseb SabzevarRavansarNowsud13 DecKilledShot by border guards, passed away due to severity of his injuries two days after being shot
3Edris NaderiBanehBaneh28 DecKilledFrostbite
NameFromIncident locationDateOrganisationExplanation
1Soheyb AhmadiJavanrudJavanrud15 DecLaw enforcement forces20-year-old barber
2Mohammad Damavand MirzaeiKamyaranTehran17 DecLaw enforcement forces45-year-old tradesman
NameFromDetention locationDetention dateActivityLocation held and latest status
1Edris KarsazOshnaviehOshnavieh1 DecCivilianTaken to Oshnavieh Prison to serve 3-year sentence
2Hossein FirouziSaqqezSaqqez2 DecCivilian
3Hiwa FeyziSaqqezSaqqez2 DecCivilian
4Hamid AziziKamyaranKamyaran3 DecTeacher
5Soran YousefiBukanBukan4 DecCivilian
6Omid HamediKamyaranKamyaran7 DecTeacherArrested by Ministry of Intelligence
7Diako AziziOshnaviehOshnavieh12 DecCivilianTaken to Oshnavieh Prison to serve 16-month sentence
8Siamand Seyyed-AhmadiMahabadMahabad14 DecCivilianReleased after several hours
9Zanyar Seyyed-AhmadiMahabadMahabad14 DecCivilian16 years old
10Aram MabzoulehMahabadMahabad14 DecCivilian
11Yousef GhalMahabadMahabad14 DecCivilian
12Ghader KharamanfarMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
13Kamal MasoudiMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
14Jalal SadafiMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
15Ayoub RasouliMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
16Rebwar RasouliMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
17Rahman DanaMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
18Shwana JahanifarMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
19Salar Shams BorhanMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
20Farhad GhovehMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
21Pouya DeljouSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianHeld in Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Kermanshah
22Peyman RanjbarSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianHeld in Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Kermanshah
23Hemin PalaniSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianHeld in Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Kermanshah
24Khaled KamariSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianHeld in Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Kermanshah
25Omid SalehiSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianHeld in Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Kermanshah
26Ayman SafaeiSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianHeld in Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Kermanshah
27Yousef RanjbarSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilian
28Aryam AhmadiSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilian
29Kaveh SohrabiSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilian
30Chia NasrollahiMahabadMahabad15 DecCivilian
31Nazanin ElyasiMahabadMahabad16 DecCivilian
32Haji BarzehPiranshahrNaqadeh18 DecKurdish language teacher Taken to Naqadeh Prison to serve 5-month sentence
33Mohammad NeyriziSarpol-e-ZahabSarpol-e-Zahab15 DecCivilianReleased on bail a week after arrest
34Keyvan RashozadehOrumiyehOrumiyeh21 DecFormer political prisoner
35Hemin BahramiBukanBukan24 DecCivilian
36Soran ArshadBukanBukan24 DecCivilian
37Afshin SaediBukanBukan24 DecCivilian
38Kaveh OstovarBukanBukan24 DecCivilian
39Ebrahim Gol-AnbarJavanrudJavanrud25 DecFamily member of a killed civilian
40Morad Abdollah OmariOshnaviehOshnavieh26 DecCivilian
41Noureddin Molla-AlizadehOshnaviehOshnavieh26 DecCivilian
42Towfigh AminiOshnaviehOshnavieh26 DecCivilian
43Mohammad BehrouziOshnaviehOshnavieh26 DecCivilian
44Aram MohammadiPiranshahrPiranshahr27 DecCivilian
45Behzad MahmoudiPiranshahrPiranshahr27 DecCivilian
46Musa RasouliPiranshahrPiranshahr27 DecCivilian
47Amin BazyanPiranshahrPiranshahr27 DecCivilian
48Soran MohammadpourPiranshahrPiranshahr27 DecCivilian
49Hemin Shah-MohammadiOshnaviehOshnavieh27 Dec17 years old
50Khaled MahmoudianSardashtSardasht28 DecCivilian
51Jamal SheikhepourMahabadMahabad29 DecCivilian
52Afshin KhalifezadehMahabadMahabad29 DecCivilian
53Kourosh AziziOshnaviehOshnavieh29 DecFormer political prisonerArrested by Ministry of Intelligence
54Fayegh GhaderzadehMahabadMahabad29 DecCivilian
55Rasoul Pour-KhezriOshnaviehOshnavieh29 DecCivilian
56Khaled BekriMahabadMahabad29 DecCivilian
57Rahman TabeshOshnaviehOshnavieh30 DecCivilianArrested by Ministry of Intelligence
58Hedi Shadi-KhahOshnaviehOshnavieh30 DecCivilianArrested by Ministry of Intelligence
59Amir Jan GoliOshnaviehOshnavieh30 DecCivilian
60Mohammad BekriMahabadMahabad30 DecCivilian
61Rizgar MowloudiMahabadMahabad31 Dec17 years old
62Kamyar IzadiMahabadMahabad31 Dec17 years old
NameResident ofCharged withDate sentencedIssuing courtSentenceExplanation
1Ahmad HassanzadehBukan Propaganda against the state 5 Dec Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 3 months imprisonmentFamily member of a killed protester
2Rahman GhaderiPiranshahr Propaganda against the state 5 Dec Branch 102 of Piranshahr Criminal Court Two 8 months imprisonment
3Haji BarzehPiranshahr Propaganda against the state, spreading falsehoodEarly Dec Branch 101 of Piranshahr Criminal Court Two5 months imprisonment and a fine of 150 million rials
4Soleyman ChoupaniPiranshahrMembership in one of the Kurdish parties in opposition of the Iranian government, propaganda against the stateEarly Dec Branch 101 of Piranshahr Criminal Court Two2 years and 7 months imprisonment
5Ayoub DamavandiPiranshahrEspionage for IsraelEarly DecBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad5 years and 15 days imprisonment
6Edris MenbariSanandajForming groups and factions with the intention of disrupting the security of the countryEarly DecBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj1 year imprisonment and 1 year of suspended sentence for 3 yearsBoard member of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association
7Bahman NaderiKermanshahPropaganda against the state11 DecBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Kermanshah1 year of suspended sentence and a fine of 100 million rials
8Sina MohammadiDehgolanDisturbing public order by participating in protests of Bolbolan Abad protesting the poor condition of a road and the destruction of the transportation route by mining machineryMid-Dec Branch 102 of Dehgolan Criminal Court Two1 months in prison and additional penalties