Aref Mohammadi, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Bavan in the Margevar area of Orumiyeh, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that the trial of Aref Mohammadi was held at branch 2 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on Aug 4, 2019. He was sentenced to five years…
Read moreSix civilians from the village of Celin of Hewraman have been sentenced to three months to four years in prison by the Marivan Islamic Revolutionary Court for cooperating with one of the Kurdish opposition parties. All these detainees were arrested a year ago but they were temporarily released on bail. “During the past several days, the trial of Hamid Ahmadi, Borhan Adwaian, Abdullah Adwai, Fardin…
Read moreAnother Kurdish civilian, “Mohammad Khateri” from the village of “Shahini”, has been detained by security forces affiliated with the Intelligence Office following recent arrests of Kurdish activists in Kamyaran. “This afternoon, Security forces in the Shahini village beat Mohammad Khateri who was working on the farm and arrested him in the presence of his family.”, a reliable source in Kamyaran has told Kurdistan Human Rights…
Read moreBorhan Kamangar, a Kurdish civilian from Kamyaran, was arrested by security forces yesterday at his workplace and transferred to an unknown location. He is a member of the “Coral” band as well as the nephew of Kurdish activist “Hossein Kamangar” held in custody since January. “This morning, Tuesday August 06, security forces raided the Kurdish artist’s mobile phone shop. They then searched his family home…
Read moreFollowing further arrests of Kurdish activists and civilians in the city of Marivan, two other civilians “Khaled Souri & Abdullah Weissi” have been arrested after being summoned to Marivan Intelligence Office. “Khaled Souri”, a beekeeper from the village of Chor, was arrested on July 15 while another civilian called “Abdullah Weissi” was also arrested on July 20 after being summoned to the Intelligence Office. They…
Read more“Parvin Adwai”, a civil activist, was arrested by security forces at her home in Marivan a few days ago. A reliable source in the city of Marivan has told Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “On Saturday, July 27, 2019, plainclothes forces raided Parvin Adwai’s home in Marivan and arrested her while searching the house before transferring her to an unknown location.” Parvin Adwai has been…
Read moreThree members of Nojin Socio-cultural Association- Zahara Mohammadi, Menat Rahmani and Sirwan Ebrahimi- have not been released yet and they are still under interrogation. An informed source has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that Zahra Mohammadi was under pressure to make forced confessions and attend a TV interview. This civil activist was arrested in Sanandaj on May 25, 2019 by security forces. She is…
Read moreThe Kurdish singer ‘Peyman Mirzazadeh’ was transferred to branch 4 of Enforcement Office at Orumiyeh Central Prison and was flogged with 100 lashes to which he had been sentenced in June 2019 in addition to two years of imprisonment. He has gone on hunger strike in protest to the afore-mentioned sentences. “The reason for issuing a lashes order by Branch 110 of Orumiyeh Public Court…
Read moreOn Sunday, July 21, 2019, a group of Earthquake Stricken people held a protest gathering at the entrance and outskirts of the city of Sarpol-e Zahab in response to water and electricity disconnection. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed by sources in Sarpol-e Zahab that this gatherings, held in both the afternoon and midnight, led to violence after the police forces intervened. Another…
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