Over the past few days, two Citizens in Nawsoud and Javanroud in addition to a civil rights activist in Mariwan arrested and transferred to an unknown location. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) was informed that at noon on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2018, a civil rights activist called Edris Sharifi (a member of the Ronan Scientific and Cultural Association and Labor Committee) was arrested in his…
Read moreIn the past days, following the strike and protest in various cities of Iran, six students have been arrested in Orumiyeh and Kermanshah while another student in Saqez has been summoned and questioned by the Intelligence Service. According to the information obtained by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Friday, Dec 29, 2017, anti-riot forces and plainclothes forces arrested three students of Razi University of…
Read moreDespite the vast presence of anti-riot and uniformed officers in various cities of Kurdistan, reports indicate that various gatherings in different cities still continue. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) from Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Ilam, Islamabad, West of Oromiyeh, Bukan and Dehloran, Hundreds of anti-riot forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) plainclothes forces have been stationed in the main squares and…
Read moreFollowing the spread of nationwide protests in Iran over the past few days, security forces have created a state of fear in some of Iran’s Kurdish cities. Meanwhile, over the past few days, hundreds of protesters have been arrested by security forces and riot police in various western cities of Iran. Despite the state of fear in the cities, protests have spread, especially in Kermanshah. “This…
Read moreIn recent weeks, Kamyaran Intelligence Services has summoned the families of dozens of political and civil activists living abroad and interrogated them about their children’s activities. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Kamyaran Intelligence Services has summoned the family of activists living abroad to its headquarters telephone calls and asked them to persuade their children to return to Iran. Interrogators have put…
Read moreDuring the past days, following a protest rally in various cities of Iran against corruption, oppression and injustice, citizens of Kermanshah held a protest rally for the second consecutive day in Azadi Square this morning. According to videos posted on the social networks of protesters in Kermanshah yesterday and today, the protestors demanded the release of political prisoners in addition to shouting slogans against the…
Read moreIn recent days, a young Kurdish singer from Orumiyeh has been arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. “On Monday, Dec 18, 2017, Security forces entered the home of a young singer known as Peyman Mirzazadeh in Gangachin village at Orumiyeh, arrested and transferred him to an unknown location.” an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “In the past few days,…
Read moreIn the past few days, four Kurdish civil activists were arrested by security forces in one of the villages of Gilan-e Gharb in Kermanshah Province and transferred to an unknown location. ”On Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017, the intelligence forces of the Gilan-e-Gharb, entered the home of these civil activists in the village of Gholagholi, and arrested them while confiscating a number of personal belongings and…
Read moreDuring the past few days, a poet from Ilam was arrested by the security forces and released after three days of interrogation. “On Saturday, Dec 16, 2017, Ilam security forces entered the home of a Kurdish poet called Hossein Bagheri (known as Jakan Baran) and arrested him while confiscating a number of Bagheri’s personal belongings. “an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “This poet…
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