Freedom of Expression Archives – Page 6 of 34 – KHRN

December 4, 2019

Kurdish Activist Summoned to Sanandaj Intelligence Bureau

Kurdish civil rights activist Anwar Hossein Panahi was summoned to Sanandaj Intelligence Bureau where he was questioned for two hours on 2 December,  a source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Hossein Panahi was summoned to the Sanandaj Intelligence Agency while he is based in Tehran. Panahi was arrested in 2007 by the Iranian security forces and held for six months at the Qorveh Intelligence Office. He was…

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December 4, 2019

Detained Students Tortured at Marivan Intelligence Service

The Iranian security forces have put detained students under severe physical and psychological torture in solitary confinement, confirmed a civilian recently released from the custody. Local Sources in Marivan reported continuing detention and torture of civilians at the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Marivan. “Security forces raided Shariati Mariwan High School in the past days and arrested two students,” a source told KHRN. The security forces had refused to…

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December 4, 2019

Identity of More Protesters Killed in Kermanshah, Tehran Revealed

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) was able to identify three other civilians killed in the recent protests in the Dolatabad neighborhood of Kermanshah as Younes Jalili, Saeed Rezai and Mozafar Vatan Dost. These civilians were killed during a protest rally in Kermanshah on 16 and 17 November by direct firing of the Iranian security forces. The families of these civilians paid the government about 50…

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December 4, 2019

Over 300 Civilians Arrested in Sanandaj

More than 300 civilians have been arrested by security forces since mass protests shook Iran in opposition of skyrocketing petrol prices of which 50 of them have been released on bail of 30- 60 million Tomans in recent days, local sources in Sanandaj told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to civilians who were recently released, the detained protesters are being held in the detention…

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December 4, 2019

KHRN Reveals Identify of Another Dead Protesters in Kermanshah

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained identity of a nother protester killed during the days of mass protests in Kermanshah. The 25-year-old young man from Kermanshah, Mohsen Karaminia, who shot dead by the Iranian security forces whose family has been threatened not to do any interviews with the media about how the victim was killed. The KHRN recently released the identity of 7 Kurdish…

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December 1, 2019

Kurdish Writer Arrested in Northern Iran

Mojgan Kavoosi, Kurdish writer and cultural activist of Kelardasht, was arrested on 18 November by the Intelligence unit of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at her home in Noshahr of Mazandaran Province, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Kavoosi has been arrested for writing about mass protests in the recent Iranian and Kurdish cities against skyrocketing petrol prices in the country. Kavoosi…

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November 30, 2019

Latest news from mass protests in Iranian Kurdistan

No News on Fate of Dozens of Injured Protesters in Kurdistan Concerns over the fate of protesters who were injured during recent rallies by direct firing of the Iranian security forces in Javanrud, Sanandaj and Marivan have increased as some local activists are suggesting that the rumors about the death of injured protesters could be true, various sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to reports from the sources, there is…

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November 28, 2019

Latest news from mass protests in Iranian Kurdistan

Over 200 Detainees Transferred to Sanandaj, Kermanshah Prisons  Over 200 detainees from the cities Javanrud, Sare pol Zahab, Kermanshah, Marivan and Saqqez have been transferred than to the central prisons of Sanandaj and Dizelabad in Kermanshah, various sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). As per the sources, Dizelabad, Kermanshah and Sanandaj prisons already lacking sufficient facilities, and the transfer of detainees arrested during recent protests…

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November 28, 2019

Kurdish Vet Shot Dead in Protests

A Kurdish civilian from Marivan and a vet graduated from Orumiyeh University was killed by security forces during a mass protest in Kermanshah. Borhan Mansournia was in Kermanshah on his military service after obtaining his degree.  “On 16 November, Borhan Mansournia was shot in the back. The bullet came out from his stomach and he was seriously injured for which he underwent surgery and lost his…

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PUBLICATIONS

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 May 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 April 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…

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report

This report addresses the violations of the human rights of Kurdish civilians in Iran during the Iranian year 1402 (21 March 2023 – 19…

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 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).

  • Executions
  • Femicide
  • Kolbars
  • Landmine explosions
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1 Omid Sheikh-Kanlou MilanSalmasRape3 Nov Orumiyeh Central Prison
2 Faramarz Entesari Nurabad, Lorestan Province Drugs6 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in KarajArrested 7 years ago
3 Jalil EghbalzadehSahneh Drugs6 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in KarajArrested 4 years ago
4 Mojtaba Ghassemi HarsinPremeditated murder6 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
5 Mohsen Moradi Nurabad, Lorestan Province Drugs13 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
6 Jafar Rastegar Harsin Drugs13 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
7 Hamzeh TarkashvandKangavar Drugs13 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
8Amanj AziziRabat, Sardasht Drugs15 NovOrumiyeh Central PrisonArrested 8 years ago
9 Rahim FaghiriSalmas Drugs17 Nov Birjand Central Prison 34 years old
10 Mostafa SouriKangavar Drugs20 NovDieselabad Prison, Kermanshah
11 Shir-Ali TarkeshbandSahneh Drugs20 Nov Lakan Prison in Rasht55 years old, arrested 4 years ago
12 Amir-Hossein Pataghi Sarpol-e Zahab Drugs21 Nov Hamadan Central Prison33 years old, arrested 5 years ago
13 Meysam NouriQorveh Drugs21 Nov Hamadan Central Prison
14 Moslem Jafari Nurabad, Lorestan Province Drugs24 NovGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
15 Jahangir (Moslem) RahimiSaqqezPremeditated murder26 Nov Saqqez Prison
NameIncident locationIncident dateExplanation
1 Unknown Ilam20 NovKilled by husband with a blow to the head due to alleged “family disputes”
2UnknownIlam29 Nov46-year-old, stabbed to death by husband due to alleged “family disputes”
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/InjuredExplanation
1 Mardin ShokriPavehNowsud2 NovInjuredShot by border guards
2 Jabbar Zarei Sardasht Sardasht5 NovInjuredShot by border guards
3 Asaad Firouzbakht JavanrudNowsud5 NovInjuredShot by border guards
4 Ahmad Rezaei JavanrudNowsudMid NovInjuredSuffered ankle injury in landmine explosion
5 Mohammad Karim Azagh SarvabadNowsud23 NovDied Cardiac arrest during work as kolbar
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateKilled/InjuredExplanation
1 Ahmad Ali Mohammadi Ilam Ilam14 NovKilled
Name FromDetention locationDetention date ActivityLocation held and latest status
1 Zhina Modares Gorji Sanandaj Sanandaj2 Nov Women’s rights activistTaken to Sanandaj prison to serve 16-month sentence
2 Morteza Seydi Kamyaran TehranEarly Nov Labour activistTaken to Tehran’s Evin Prison to serve 2-year sentence
3 Hemin Mohammadi Sanandaj Sanandaj5 NovCivilian
4 Jafar Ardalan SanandajSarvabad5 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
5 Mohammad Karimi SanandajSarvabad5 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
6 Hamid Salehinezhad SanandajSarvabad5 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
7 Sina Asadi Hakim SanandajSarvabad5 Nov 15-year-old childBeaten and arrested
8 Masoud MohammadiBukanBukan6 NovCivilian
9 Amir Babuoli Mahabad Mahabad7 NovCivilianTaken to Mahabad prison to serve 7-year sentence
10 Adel Pirouzi Marivan Marivan9 NovCivilianTaken to Marivan Prison to serve 1-year sentence
11 Mohammadreza Gheytarani Mahabad Mahabad12 Nov Arrested during Women, Life, Freedom uprisingTaken to Mahabad Prison to serve 6-month sentence
12 Reza Ahmadpour BanehBaneh14 NovCivilian
13 Mohammad RasoulpourOshnaviehOshnavieh16 NovCivilianTaken to Oshnavieh prison to serve 1 year and 6 months in prison
14 Pouria Ahmadi Sanandaj Tehran17 Nov Civil rights activist and former political prisonerTaken to Tehran’s Evin Prison to serve 3-month sentece
15 Seyran Khosravi Sanandaj Sanandaj19 Nov Civil activist
16 Fereydoun Soltani Takab Takab22 NovCivilian
17 Hiva BahmanBukanBukan24 NovCivilian
18 Behzad DadkhahSaqqezSaqqez25 NovCivilian
19Amir Mohammad-KhaniDivandarrehDivandarreh27 Nov Civil rights activist and former political prisoner
20Abdollah GholizadehBukanBukan30 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
21Hemin GholizadehBukanBukan30 NovCivilianBeaten and arrested
NameFromCharged withDate sentencedIssuing courtSentenceExplanation
1 Edris Ali SardashtEspionage for Israel5 Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
2 Azad Shojaei SardashtEspionage for Israel5 Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
3 Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of IraqEspionage for Israel5 Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
4 Nasser BekrzadehOrumiyehEspionage for IsraelEarly Nov Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty
5 Verisheh Moradi SanandajArmed insurrection (Baghi)10 Nov Branch 15 of Islamic Revolutionary Court in TehranDeath penalty
6Srwa ShiriBukan Propaganda against the state in favour a Kurdish opposition partyMid Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 8 months imprisonment
7Peyman ShiriBukan Propaganda against the state in favour a Kurdish opposition partyMid Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two6 months imprisonment
8 Ali Allah-Veysi Sanandaj Acting against national security17 Nov Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj 1 year and 6 months imprisonment
9 Srwa Pour-Mohammadi Sanandaj Forming or joining a group with the intention of disrupting national security25 Nov Court of Appeal of Kurdistan Province 5 years imprisonmentKurdish language teacher, boeard member of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association
10 Edris HajipourBukan Propaganda against the state 26 Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 3 months imprisonment
11 Hemin Ebrahim HamzehBukan Propaganda against the state 26 Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two 3 months imprisonment
12 Rashid RahimiBukan Propaganda against the state 26 Nov Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two1 year imprisonment