Kurdish cultural and artistic activist Parisa Seifi has been detained by the Intelligence unit of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Sanandaj since 12 November who is being interrogated ever since. “Parisa Seifi was transferred to the IRGC Detention Center after being arrested where she is questioned at the detention facility during the day and transferred to the Sanandaj Correctional Center at night,” a source told the Kurdistan…
Read moreDuring the recent protests in the Kurdish cities in Iran against the rise in petrol prices, many civilians were injured by firearms and undercover officers. Many of casualties are being treated at home rather than being hospitalized for fear of being identified and arrested. Concern over the Physical Health of dozens of Casualties in Kurdish cities Sources inside the Kurdish cities in Iran indicate that more…
Read moreSecurity Agencies in Javanrud Continue Pursuing Protesters, Threatening Their Families Deployment of the security forces to the city of Javanrud continued in the last few days to further crack down on the protesters hit Iran cities since 16 November. Despite intense security measures, the funeral of four protesters- including Kaveh Mohammadi, Mobin Abdollahi from Schwankara village, Jabar Tajare and Ali (Younis) Firouzbakht- who were all killed by…
Read moreThe Iranian security and intelligence forces are pursuing the civil activists and protesters in the Kurdish cities of Iran as the intelligence forces have intensified measures to crackdown the protests hit the country since 16 November against skyrocketing petrol prices. A civil activist, who has been summoned and interrogated by the Sanandaj Intelligence Service over the past few days, told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that he had…
Read moreAlthough 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…
Read moreBritish citizen of Iranian Kurdish origin and academic Kameel Ahmady was released on a bail of 500 million Tomans after 100 days of detention. Ahmady was detained by the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran on 11 August, and he was interrogated for his research on topics related to female genital mutilation, childbearing and “white marriage” in Iran over the past few years. On 1 October, Gholam Hossein Ismaili, speaker…
Read moreAt 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…
Read moreAt 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…
Read moreSeveral 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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