Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Following the news that the school janitor of “Rahe Shohada” had sexually harassed a 12-year old Kurdish female student, hundreds of Orumiyeh citizens gathered in front of this school on Monday in protest to this incident. The involvement of riot police led to the break-up of violence. “On Monday, a 12-year-old student living in Islamabad, Orumiyeh, told her family about her sexual harassment by the…

In the past few days, three detainees from Baneh, who had been arrested during street celebrations in support of the referendum for Kurdistan Independence, were released on bail. Reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) indicate that three Baneh citizens -including Fouad Hossein Zadeh, Zanyar Maroufi and Naseh Khazari- arrested on the evening of Monday, Sept 25, 2017, were released on bail on Saturday,…

A Kurdish journalist from Sanandaj, who was arrested by security forces earlier this week, has been released on bail while another detained journalist has been transferred from the Intelligent Detention Centre of the Saqez to Saqez prison. “Farhad Hadi, a journalist and editor of Dangi Kurdistan Weekly who was arrested on Sunday, Oct 8, 2017, at his workplace by the security forces, was released two…

Dozens of Kurdish citizens arrested during street celebrations in support of referendum for Kurdistan Independence are still being held in the Detention Centres except for some detainees who were recently released on bail. Reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) indicate that 7 Baneh citizens -including Fouad Hossein Zadeh, Zanjan Maroufi, Soroush Mohammadi, Danial Ahmadi, Sarou Ahmadi, Hoshyar Shabani and Naseh Khazari- arrested on…

During the past few days, a Kurdish cultural activist detained in Kermanshah on charges of protesting to killing of Kolbars was released on bail from Dizelabad prison in Kermanshah. “On Wednesday 4 October 2017, a cultural activist called Shahriar Tahmasbi who was arrested along with four other cultural activists by security forces on 7 September 2017 was released on a bail of 100 million…

Following the gathering of Kurdish citizens in various cities of Kurdistan to celebrate and support the referendum for Kurdistan Independence on the evening of Monday, Sept 25, 2017, anti-riot police forces arrested thousands of citizens. There is still no information on the fate of detainees who were then transferred to the Security and Intelligence Police Detention Centres. “A week after the gathering of the Iranian…

Five citizens of Bukan, who were celebrating during the Iraqi Kurdistan Independence referendum, were taken to the Prison from the Detention Centre of Bukan last week. “On Tuesday, Sept 26, 2017, five citizens of Bukan were arrested by the Bukan forces on the charge of playing loud music in their vehicles during the street celebrations in support of the Kurdish independence referendum. They were transferred…

In the past few days, Iranian security forces have arrested several Kurdish citizens in various cities of Kurdistan where there is also high security alert due to the widespread presence of anti-riot and plain-clothes forces. According to the latest reports received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), following a gathering to support the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan on the evening of Monday,…

An independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan was held on 25 September 2017, with the vast majority of votes cast in favour of independence. To celebrate, thousands of Kurds poured into the streets in the Kurdish cities of Iran including Sanandaj, Kamyaran, Ravansar, Javanroud, Mariwan, Baneh, Saghez, Bukan, Baneh, Sardasht, Piranshahr and Mahabad on Monday night despite tight security measures. Some footage also showed Iranian…