Freedom Archives – Page 3 of 35 – KHRN

November 16, 2020

Severe Security Measures on the Eve of the November Protests

As the anniversary of November 2019 uprising in Iran, many streets in Kermanshah have witnessed a large presence of military and security forces. An informed source from Kermanshah also told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network that he witnessed the arrest of a number of civilians in Azadi Square (Terminal) in Kermanshah. The source stated that the security forces in many neighbourhoods and streets of Kermanshah…

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October 3, 2020

Five Cyberspace Activists Summoned

“On October 1, 2020, five Cyberspace activists in Saqqez were summoned to court by the complaint of the former mayor of the city”, an informed source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network(KHRN). Fardin Mostafaei- director of “Saqqez Rudaw” channel, Keyvan Jalali- director, Zahed Sharifpour- editor of “Wakawi” channel, Hiwa Majidi- director of “Sakapress” channel and Mostafa Hamdi- director of “Persman” group in Saqqez, were summoned…

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August 8, 2020

Five Kurdish Activists Detained by Security Forces

Yesterday, security forces simultaneously arrested five Kurdish civil rights activists from Saqqez, Armia Ranjbari, Ali Ghaderi, Hemen Karimi, Hiwa and Voria Amini, and transferred them to an unknown location, informed sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). A reliable source in Saqqez gas reported that security forces had searched the family home and confiscated their personal belongings. There is still no news about the whereabouts…

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June 23, 2020

Pressure on Civil Activists/ Director of the Telegram Channel “Voice of the People of Baneh” Arrested

With the outbreak of the second wave of Coronavirus in Kurdistan province in recent weeks, which is much wider than the first wave, Kurdish civil and media activists have criticised the performance of provincial officials in the online channels and media. Following the rise of these criticisms, the Baneh governor’s office has sent a letter to the prosecutor and called for a crackdown on critics…

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June 16, 2020

91 Days Imprisonment for a Journalist Due to Publishing Covid-19 Statistics

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Shahram Safari, a journalist and director of the Rawejpress Telegram Channel, has been sentenced to 91 days in prison on charges of “spreading lies and disturbing public opinion” by publishing statistics on the number of civilians suffering from Covid-19 disease. Shahram Safari, from Sarpol-e-Zahab in Kermanshah province, was summoned to court in April this year on…

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May 15, 2020

Sanandaj; A Kurdish Photographer Summoned by Intelligence Office

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a Kurdish photographer Mehdi Tavakoli has been summoned by the Sanandaj Intelligence office and interrogated about his activities. He has also been told that he was not currently allowed to leave the city of Sanandaj. Mehdi Tavakoli was arrested by security forces in Sanandaj on October 12, 2016, and was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison after…

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April 3, 2020

Journalists Arrested in Kermanshah for Speeding Rumours about Coronavirus

 Kurdistan Human Rights Network – Gholamreza Nouri Ala, the editor-in-chief of the Kermanshah ِDaily Naqdhall, and another of his colleagues were arrested for spreading rumours about the governor of Kermanshah being infected with Coronavirus. This news was published on the telegram channel but hours later it was revealed that it was an “April Fools”. According to the IRNA news agency, quoting Kermanshah Public Relations and…

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February 28, 2020

Iran: Kurdish Activists َFacing Harassment Abroad

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that organizations affiliated with the Security Forces and the Judiciary of Iran are still putting pressure on the former Teachers Union activist teacher “Ramin Zandnia” and his family to stop his activities even though he left the country several ago. “In the past few days a letter has been sent by the Attorney General to Ramin…

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February 17, 2020

Three Kurdish Civilians Arrested by Security Forces in Saqqez

Security forces in Saqqez detained three family members of a Kurdish citizen Raouf Sheikhi, who lost his life six years ago in Sanandaj, while banning his memorial ceremony. Raouf Sheikhi lost his life when the vehicle in which he and two other people were travelling was shot by security forces. Security forces raided the home of Raouf Sheikhi on Friday, February 14, insulted his family…

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PUBLICATIONS

Monthly Report of October 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Iran executed at least 138 Kurdish prisoners over past year

On 10 October 2024, marking the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has documented the execution of at…

Monthly Report of September 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of August 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of July 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of June 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of May 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of April 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report

This report addresses the violations of the human rights of Kurdish civilians in Iran during the Iranian year 1402 (21 March 2023 – 19…

Monthly Report of March 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of February 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of October 2024

In 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 October to 31 October.

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 12 prisoners in October.

While six of these men were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, six others were executed for drug-related charges.

*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.

Civilian killings

On 4 October, Kurdish tradesman Yousef Dashti was killed after anti-smuggling police officers opened fire on his vehicle during a pursuit on the road between Bukan and Mahabad in West Azerbaijan Province.

The police, suspecting that Dashti, 38, was carrying contraband, fired dozens of shots at the car and hit him with a bullet, causing the car to overturn and killing the tradesman.

Kolbars and tradesmen

In October, Iranian border guards killed at least four kolbars and injured two others in Nowsud, Piranshahr, Sardasht, and Baneh.

Detentions and arrests

Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 15 civilians and activists.

At least two of the detained civilians were sent to Saqqez and Qorveh prisons to serve their sentences.

Sentences

In October, Iranian courts sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from three months to three years in prison.

  • Executions
  • Civilian killings
  • Kolbars and tradesmen
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1 Nima Moradi IlamPremeditated murder1 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
2 Nasrollah Mennati IlamPremeditated murder1 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
3 Fazlollah PournasiriKuhdasht Drugs2 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
4Mowloud KhaledianQorvehPremeditated murder2 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in KarajArrested about four years ago
5 Ashkan Yari Kermanshah Drugs5 Oct Hamadan Central prison
6 Sattar Khosravi Harsin Drugs9 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
7Borhan AnsariOrumiyeh Drugs10 Oct Orumiyeh Central Prison
8 Asaad FarhangSaqqezPremeditated murder10 Oct Orumiyeh Central PrisonFather of 3 children, arrested 9 years ago
9 Nasser MohammadiOrumiyehPremeditated murder15 Oct Orumiyeh Central Prison
10Mehdi CheraghiQorvehPremeditated murder21 OctQorveh PrisonArrested 7 years ago
11Morovvat-Ali Karami Kermanshah Drugs29 Oct Karaj Central PenitentiaryArrested 4 years ago
12Vahed Binami Piranshahr Drugs30 OctNaqadeh Prison
NameFromDateLocationOrganisationExplanation
1Yousef DashtiBukanBukan4 OctAnti-smuggling policePolice fired dozens of shots at his car and hit him with a bullet, causing the car to overturn
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/InjuredExplanation
1 Taregh Nazari Salas-e BabajaniNowsud2 OctKilledShot by border guards
2 Hossein Kamalian Piranshahr Piranshahr7 OctKilled Beaten and shot by border guards
3 Fardin Qalash Piranshahr Piranshahr7 OctInjuredShot by border guards
4 Siamand Hassanpour Sardasht Sardasht10 OctKilled Fell from height during the pursuit of border guards, died after several days in Orumiyeh hospital due to the severity of his injuries
5 Rizgar HassaniSaqqez Baneh15 OctInjuredShot by border guards
6 Ebrahim Ahmadnezhad Mahabad Sardasht25 OctKilledShot by border guards
NameFromDetention locationDetention dateActivity Location held and latest status
1 Khabat Iran-DoustBukanBukan2 OctCivilian
2 Ghaleb Hosseini Sanandaj SanandajEarly Oct Labour activistReleased on bail of 5 billion rials on 28 October
3 Goran Khoda-Moradi Sanandaj Sanandaj7 OctCivilian
4 Osman HabibollahiOshnaviehOshnavieh8 OctCivilian
5 Akam Mihan-KhahOshnaviehOshnavieh8 OctCivilian
6 Hamid ChapatiOrumiyehOrumiyeh16 Oct Civil rights activistReleased on bail few hours after being formally charged
7 Edris FathiSaqqezSaqqez16 OctCivilian
8 Abdollah SharifzadehSaqqezSaqqez20 OctMember of mountaineering groupTaken to Saqqez Prison to serve 10 months imprisonment
9Payam Fathi Sanandaj Sanandaj21 OctLabour activistSummoned by Ministry of Intelligence, released after a few hours of interrogation
10 Jamal Asadi Sanandaj Sanandaj21 Oct Environmental activistSummoned by Ministry of Intelligence, released after a few hours of interrogation
11 Haroun Salimi Sanandaj Sanandaj21 OctCivilian
12 Milad NasseriBukanBukan23 OctCivilian
13 Akam AminiBukanBukan24 OctCivilianArrested after being summoned to Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan
14 Pishko (Ali) Rouhi Marivan Marivan26 Oct Environmental activist, member of Chia the Green Organisation
15 Azad AbbasiDehgolanDehgolan31 Oct Director of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association, Kurdish language teacherTaken to Qorveh prison to serve 2 years of imprisonment
NameFromCharged withDate sentenced Issuing courtSentenceExplanation
1Zhina Modares Gorji Sanandaj Propaganda against the state, forming an illegal group with the aim of overthrowing the regime2 Oct Branch 4 of the Court of Appeal of Kurdistan Province 2 years and 4 months imprisonmentAccording to the law on consolidation of sentences, 16 months of imprisonment is enforceable. Previously sentenced to 21 years in prison and exile to Hamadan prison
2 Edris KarsazOshnavieh Membership and collaboration with one of the opposition Kurdish parties Early Oct Islamic Revolutionary Court of Oshnavieh3 years imprisonment
3 Susan HassanzadehBukan Propaganda against the state, membership of opposition groups8 Oct Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court 3 months imprisonment
4Manizheh KhoshnoudBukan Propaganda against the state12 Oct Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court 2 10 months imprisonment 56 years old, was denied access to a lawyer and family visits during detention
5Pakhshan Azizi Mahabad Disobedience to government officials19 Oct Criminal Court of the 2nd Judiciary Complex of Quds, Tehran 6 months imprisonment
6Verisheh Moradi Sanandaj Disobedience to government officials19 Oct Criminal Court of the 2nd Judiciary Complex of Quds, Tehran 6 months imprisonment
7 Mostafa HamdiSaqqez Disturbing public order by participating in illegal gatherings19 OctBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 2 10 months imprisonment and 70 lashes Media activist and admin of Porseman Saqqez Telegram group
8 Adel Pirouzi Marivan Propaganda against the state in favor of one of the opposition Kurdish parties Late Oct Sanandaj Court of Appeal 1 year imprisonment
9 Solmaz HassanzadehBukan Propaganda against the state29 Oct Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court 2 1 year imprisonmentMember of justice-seeking family