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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 citizens in different regions and cities across Iran.
This report includes cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 to 30 June 2026.
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, makes 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. The report is based on KHRN’s own reporting and fact-checking of reports published by other human rights organisations and news websites.
Executions
In June, Iranian authorities executed at least 11 prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj and prisons in Damghan, Kermanshah, Shirvan, Sanandaj, Hamadan and Sari.
Of the total, seven prisoners were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, two on drug trafficking charges and two on charges of “assembly and collusion with intent to commit a crime against the security of the country”.
Ashkan Maleki and Mehrdad Mohammadinia, both from Qorveh, Kurdistan Province, were executed in secret at Ghezel Hesar Prison on 1 June without prior notice to their families.
Extrajudicial killings
On 11 June, Motalleb Kheybari, a 38-year-old father of two from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, was killed by Iranian border forces in Baneh.
Kolbars
On 11 June, Naseh Khodaei, a kolbar from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, was wounded after being shot by Iranian border guards in Baneh.
Detentions and arrests
In June, at least 26 individuals were detained in West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan and Ilam provinces.
Of the total, 12 people were detained in West Azerbaijan Province, nine in Kurdistan Province and five in Ilam Province.
Those detained included four civil rights activists, three cultural activists, two children aged 16 and 17, a retired teacher, a political prisoner on furlough and two former political prisoners. The activities of 14 people were not known.
Sentences
During the month, six individuals received prison sentences ranging from two to 18 years in prison.
One person was also sentenced to 70 lashes, while two others received additional penalties.
Armed clashes
In June, a new round of armed conflict took place between Iranian military forces and the armed forces of Kurdish opposition parties in Iran. At least four members of a Kurdish opposition party and five state personnel were killed in three armed clashes and a separate shooting incident. Those killed included three member of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, and two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). One IRGC member, one member of the Special Forces and one child were injured.
On 10 June, an armed clash took place between forces of the East Kurdistan Units (YRK), the military wing of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), and Iranian border guards in the Khav and Mirabad border area of Marivan, Kurdistan Province. Danyal Nourian, a member of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, was killed in the clashes.
On 26 June, armed clashes took place between YRK forces and Iranian government forces in the entrance to the city of Baneh, at a checkpoint on the Baneh-Saqqez road. Two members of the Law Enforcement Command, Mardin Ahmadi from Saqqez, and Mohammad Hossein Beygi from Qorveh, were killed. Additionally, an IRGC member and a Special Forces member, as well as one child, were injured.
On 28 June, armed clashes broke out between YRK forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), lasting for two days. YRK confirmed in a statement that four of its members had been killed. The IRGC’s Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada Headquarters, meanwhile, published images of the bodies and said that six people had been killed.
On the evening of 29 June, Khaled Khaledinia and Borhan Kerisani, two members of the IRGC in Paveh, Kermanshah Province, were killed after armed individuals opened fire outside their homes.