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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An environmental activist and a member of the Chelchmeh Mountaineering Group in Sanandaj were summoned to the Intelligence Office on 7 November, and released after a lengthy interrogation. Jamal Asadi was arrested earlier on 5 March after being summoned to the Sanandaj Intelligence Agency and transferred to the detention centre affiliated with the agency. He had been released a day after his arrest.
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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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A Kurdish activist from Javanrood was taken to Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah on October 20 to endure his four years sentence, and a labour activist was arrested and taken to “an unknown location,” a source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Kurdish activist Yaser Nouri was arrested on June 22 2015 and interrogated for about three months at the Ministry of Intelligence Detention…
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A former political prisoner was summoned by the Kermanshah Intelligence Office by a phone call on 19 October while “no reasons” were provided for the summon. Former political prisoner Danial Darab Khani was summoned after being released from Dieselabad prison in Kermanshah where he was held for 10 months. Khani had been sentenced to one-year in prison, however, he had been granted a two-month pardon. The seecurity forces arrested Khani following the…
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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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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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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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The security forces in Sanandad city has tightened security measures and widely spread riot police and special guards on all the streets leading to the Azadi square to prevent a possible rally against the Turkish Army incursion into the north and east of Syria, known as Rojava, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The sourced added that tight security measures have been…
Read moreIn 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).