Two scrap metal vendors in Kermanshah, have lost their lives during the explosion of a landmine they found among metal scraps on 29 April, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The civilians Mohammad Bazvand and Mohammad Rasoul Rahimi were residents of Kermanshah. Every year, large numbers of civilians in the western and southern border provinces are killed by landmines left over from the war.
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A civilian has been severely injured in a landmine explosion in the village of Maleh Dizgeh in Sarpol-e Zahab, Kurdish Kermanshah province, on 30 January, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).Reportedly, the injured civilian, Saman Rezaei, was taken to a hospital in Kermanshah after the incident and one of his ankles was amputated.Every year, dozens of civilians in the border areas, especially…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A Kurdish civilian named Qader Dalaei-Milan was seriously injured in a landmine explosion near the village of “Sheikh Salo” in Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan Province on Sunday, December 14. It is said that the mine explosion occurred while he was grazing cattle ranching. He is currently hospitalized in Mako City. According to statistics compiled by KHRN, a landmine also exploded in October, amputated…
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On Saturday, Nov 21, a Kurdish civilian named Aziz Ronma died as a result of a mine explosion in one of the border areas of Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, a local source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The 42-year-old resident of the village of “Poleh” in Oshnoyeh lost his life due to sustaining serious injuries in a landmine explosion while shepherding livestock in…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a Kurdish civilian ‘Khosrow Hassani’ was injured in a landmine explosion in Mariwan on Wednesday, October 7. The 38-year-old civilian is said to have been hit by a landmine while collecting iron debris and suffered serious injuries to his wrist.
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A Kurdish civilian Mohammad Salehi was injured by the blast of a landmine while collecting spring plants in the mountainous areas of Hermi Dol village in Baneh of Kurdistan province. He was taken to a hospital in Saqqez for treatment. The landmines left from the Iran-Iraq war claims the life dozens of victims in Iran Kurdistan annually. The mine blast occurred in an area where Iranian authorities…
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According to IRNA, a 14-year-old child lost his life due to the blast of a landmine left from the Iran-Iraq war in Tangab area of Qasr-e Shirin on February 22. These areas were declared to have been cleared up by the National Landmine Authority of Iran in 2012.”There are still unexploded mines in 4 provinces West Azarbaijan , Kurdistan, Kermanshah and…
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“An anti-vehicle mine exploded in the mine excavation centre in Mehran on January 18. As a result, two people were injured.”, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “Following this incident, one of the excavation officers of Mehran, Hojjat Kargar, was also struck by a Shrapnel shell while the excavator’s driver was shocked by the wave.” the source said. The explosion…
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A civilian was wounded in a mine explosion in the Sufi Jane area of Shoshme village in Nusoud on 10 December, and he reportedly may have lost his right leg, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Osman Rostamzadeh, a resident of the Shoshame village of Paveh, is married and has three children. In recent years, landmine explosions have increased dramatically in the pathways of…
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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 April to 30 April.
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 six prisoners in April, four on drug-related charges and two for “premeditated murder”.
The executions took place in prisons in Orumiyeh, Hamadan, Kerman, Karaj, Saqqez, and Ardabil.
*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.
Landmine explosions
In the past month, landmine explosions killed a civilian in Gilan-e Gharb and injured another in Saqqez.
Kolbars and tradesmen
During this period, at least four kolbars were shot dead by Iranian border guards and 22 kolbars were injured.
Of the injured, 18 were shot by Iranian border guards, two fell from heights at the border, one was beaten and one was injured during the pursuit of the border guards.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout April, Iranian forces arrested at least 45 civilians, including eight activists, a journalist, and a former political prisoner.
At least 13 of the detained civilians were sent to prisons in Oshnavieh and Naqadeh to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
In the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least 10 people to punishments ranging from three months to 10 years in prison.
Among those sentenced was Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was sentenced to five years of exile imprisonment in Babak, Kerman Province, by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran after one year and seven months of detention.