Kurdish civil rights activist Ali Allah-Veysi has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. Allah-Veysi, a member of the Jiyanaway Kurdistan Campaign, was sentenced to one year for “acting against national security” through his alleged membership of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and an additional six months for “propaganda against the state”,…
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Kurdish activist Verisheh Moradi, who was sentenced to death by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran on 8 November, has been denied medical treatment on the orders of the security services and officials of Evin Prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Moradi, who was convicted on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi) by Branch 15 of the court, has developed gastrointestinal problems following…
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There is no information about the fate of the detained Kurdish civilians Sina Asadi Hakim, Hamid Salehinezhad, Mohammad Karimi and Jafar Ardalan, who were arrested 10 days ago in the village of Deyvaznav in Sarvabad, Kurdistan Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The civilians, including 15-year-old Asadi Hakim, were arrested without a warrant after Ministry of Intelligence forces raided their village on…
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Iranian authorities have executed Omid Sheikh-Kanlou Milan, a prisoner from Salmas in West Azerbaijan Province, who had been convicted of rape, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Sheikh-Kanlou Milan, who was arrested about three years ago, was transferred to solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central Prison on 12 November in preparation for his execution, which took place in the early hours of 14 November.
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Mohsen Moradi, Jafar Rastegar and Hamzeh Tarkashvand, three men sentenced to death on drug-related charges, were executed today in Ghezal Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The three prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement on 11 November in preparation for their executions. Moradi from Nurabad, Lorestan Province, Rastegar from Harsin, Kermanshah Province, and Tarkashvand from Kangavar, Kermanshah Province,…
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A 40-year-old woman from Ilam, Ilam Province, was killed by her husband on 10 November and the authorities have arrested him on murder charges, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Colonel Khodadad Rashidi, head of the Ilam Province Criminal Investigations Department, confirmed the arrest and said the husband had cited “family disputes” as the reason for his actions. The forensic examination showed that the…
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The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced Kurdish civilian Nasser Bekrzadeh to death on charges of “espionage for Israel”, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The verdicts came within days of similar sentences for three other Kurdish men, Edris Ali, Azad Shojaei and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, adding to a recent spate of death sentences handed down in espionage cases. Asghar…
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Iranian authorities executed Mojtaba Ghassemi, a 40-year-old man from Harsin in Kermanshah Province, on charges of “premeditated murder” on 6 November in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province. He was executed along with at least eight other prisoners, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Ghasemi, a father of one from the village of Kalkowshavand-e Vosta in Harsin, was arrested about two years ago…
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Verisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), has been sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi). The verdict, handed down by Judge Abolghassem Salavati, followed two court hearings on 16 June and 5 October, and the death sentence was formally notified to Moradi’s…
Read moreIn 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 November to 30 November.
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 15 prisoners in November.
While 12 of the men were executed on drug-related charges, two were executed for “premeditated murder” and one for “rape”.
Of the 15 cases, seven were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province.
*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
During the past month, one woman was killed by her husband with a blow to the head and another was stabbed to death by her husband. Both cases took place in Ilam, Ilam Province, over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In November, one kolbar died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province; three other kolbars were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud and Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province; and one suffered an ankle injury as a result of a landmine explosion in Nowsud.
Landmine explosions
On 14 November, a civilian, Ahmad Ali Mohammadi, was killed in a landmine explosion in Ilam, Ilam Province.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 21 people, including activists and children.
At least seven of the detained civilians were sent to Mahabad, Tehran, Sanandaj, Marivan and Oshnavieh prisons to serve their sentences.
Sentences
In November, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to punishments ranging from three months in prison to the death penalty.
Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was among those sentenced to death. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran convicted her on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).