Freedom of Expression Archives – Page 30 of 34 – KHRN

September 12, 2017

Iran: A Kurdish Student Banned from Studying at Master’s Level

On Friday, Sept 1, 2017, the final results of the entrance exam for Master’s level was announced in Iran and one of the Kurdish students was deprived of the right to continue his study at this

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September 7, 2017

Kurdish Cities in Iran Militarised after Demonstrations/ Kurdish Political and Civil Activists on Hunger Strike in Protest to the Killing of Two Kolbars

In the past days, following the strike and protest of Baneh citizens to the killing of two Kurdish Kolbars, there is high security alert in Baneh city due to the presence of numerous anti-riot forces

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September 6, 2017

Iran: A number of Protestors Wounded and Arrested in Baneh

The Iranian Anti-Riot Forces attacked Protestors who had gathered around the governor’s office in Baneh. During this attack, five Protestors have been injured and four others have been arrested so

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September 6, 2017

Urgent News: Extensive Strike and Gathering of Baneh Citizens in Protest to Killing of Border Kolbars

Since yesterday, Baneh citizens have started extensive protests to the killing of two Kurdish Kolbars by Iranian Disciplinary Forces. According to the information obtained by KHRN, the people of

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July 25, 2017

A Kurdish Teacher’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Three Months and One Day of Suspended Imprisonment

During the past few days, the three-months and one-day imprisonment sentence of a member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Trade Association was suspended by the Kurdistan Regional Court of

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July 18, 2017

A Kurdish Photographer Sentenced to Imprisonment in Sanandaj

Mehdi Tavakoli, a photographer from Sanandaj, was recently sentenced to one year of punitive imprisonment and one year of suspended imprisonment by Branch One of the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj

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July 11, 2017

No Information about the Fate of Salahedin Khadiv/A Group of Kurdish Activists asked for his Release

On Tuesday, July 4, security forces arrested Salahedin Khadiv (journalist and Civil activist) in Mahabad and transferred him to an unknown location. His family’s persistent enquiries about the reason

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July 8, 2017

Iranian Kurdish activist arrested by Security Forces of Kurdistan Regional Government

During the past few days, Kurdish security forces known as Asayesh detained a Kurdish activist in Penjwein district of Kurdistan. This former Kurdish prisoner, who is also a member of the Kurdistan

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July 7, 2017

Iran Authorities Interrogate Kurdish Activists After Protest Against Killing Kolbars

The Iranian authorities have interrogated three Kurdish civil society activists for having participated in an event held to remember victims of a chemical attack in the border town of Sardasht on 28

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PUBLICATIONS

Monthly Report of March 2026

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

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report – 2025

In 2025, Iran faced a series of unprecedented and multi-layered developments across the military, political and social spheres, developments that…

Iran: Thousands of prisoners at risk

Detainees Face Dual Threat of Government Atrocities, US/Israeli Attacks Thousands of detainees in Iran, including political prisoners and children, are…

Monthly Report of February 2026

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

KHRN documents 240 Kurdish deaths in 2026 protests in Iran

At least 240 Kurdish citizens have been confirmed killed during the violent suppression of the recent protests across Iran, marking…

Kurdish citizens killed in protests across Iran

Following mass protests that began on 28 December 2025 and continued widely for at least two weeks across cities in…

At least 150 Kurdish citizens killed in Iran protest crackdown

Thousands of protesters have been killed and many more injured by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces since the protests erupted…

Hundreds killed as Iran protests continue amid internet blackout

Hundreds of people have been killed during ongoing protests in Iran that began on 28 December 2025, with some sources…

Monthly Report of December 2025

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

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…

Annual report on violations against Kurdish women in Iran

On the Occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women This report has been prepared…