A Kolbar from Mahabad lost one leg due to a mine blast in the border region of Piranshahr. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a young Kolbar called Hiwa Khezrpour from Mahabad, was severely injured in a mine blast during work in the Haji Omran district of Piranshahr on Monday,22 June, He lost one of his legs in this incident due to…
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A Kolbar who was severely injured by the mine blast was sentenced to pay a fine for illegally leaving the country and the damage caused by the mine blast. Loghman Vahid, A Kolbar from Shin Abad village of Piranshahr, who lost one leg and one eye in a mine blast during work on November last year, was ordered by the Prieshshahr court to pay a…
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On June 04, six members of a family were killed and wounded by a weapon blast in the earthquake-stricken village of Sheikh Sileh of Salas Babajani. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Last night, on June 04 a cannon ball found during the construction of a new home at the border village of earthquake-stricken of Sheikh Sileh of Salas Babajani, exploded in…
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A 12-year-old boy from Sanandaj was severely wounded by a mine blast left over from the Iran-Iraq war. ََAs a result of this incident, which happened on Friday, May 11,a 12-year-old child from Sanandaj lost two hands and one of his eyes. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Shayan Faraji, (12 years old), form of the village of “Zhenin” and a resident…
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Two people were wounded in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab due to the mine blast. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, on Saturday, April 22, a mine exploded after a shovel hit a mine while labourers were working in the village of Bishkan in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab and two people were wounded as a result. The mine blast are happening despite the fact that this area was declared…
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A soldier lost his life on Sunday due to mine blast in one of the army barracks in Qasr-e Shirin city of Kermanshah province. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Sunday, Apr 8, 2018, a militant soldier called Ali Mahmoodi from the village of Darkeh, who only had to serve two more months to complete his obligatory military service, died during…
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A landmine explosion in Chardavol of Ilam and Ammunition explosion in Saqez left two citizens killed and three wounded. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Wednesday, March 23, a resident of Saghez called Mansour Moradi (35 years old) has been injured in the village of Ishaq Abad as a result of a mine explosion. In the mine blast in the Saif border…
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Landmine explosion in one of the Mehran border areas left a Clearance Officer wounded during mine clearance. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this morning, on December 14, a Land Mine Clearance Officer called Yazdan Nazari, sustained injury on his left leg by a mine blast during a mine explosion in Qalawizan region of Mehran. Earlier, on Monday, December 4, a passenger vehicle…
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On Tuesday, December 12, two members of the IRGC were killed and wounded by the Land Mine blast in the Bemo area of the Ezgeleh at Salas Babajani. Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN) – the Kermanshah news agency, two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpse of Hamedan province hit a mine left over from the Iran-Iraq war while hich engaged in the construction 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
Iran executed at least seven prisoners in April, four being on drug-related charges, two on charges of “premeditated murder”, and one political prisoner on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi), according to KHRN’s findings.
On 21 April, the family of Kurdish political prisoner Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou was summoned to the Orumiyeh Prosecutor’s Office and informed that the prisoner had been executed. The Deputy Prosecutor, Behzad Sarkhanlou, informed them that the prisoner had been transferred from Orumiyeh to Tehran and that his death sentence had been carried out.
*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.
Femicide
In April, a Kurdish woman was reported to have been the victim of femicide. On 3 April, Azita Fallahi, a 36-year-old mother of two, was beaten to death by her husband in Sonqor, Kermanshah Province.
Kolbars
Last month, at least one man died of cardiac arrest while working as a kolbar and two others were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in the Baneh border area.
Detentions and arrests
In April, Iranian forces arrested at least 11 people, two of whom were sent to prison to serve their sentences.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced a religious activist to 22 months in prison and another man to five months in prison and a fine.