Saman Oveysi, a 21-year-old Kurdish civilian, has been detained following a telephone summons to the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, in recent days. Details of Oveysi’s place of detention and the specific charges against him remain unknown at this time. Over the past three weeks, at least 19 Kurdish civilians and activists have been arrested in the…
Read moreKamal Lotfi, the father of Reza Lotfi, one of the protesters killed during the anti-government uprising of Women, Life, Freedom in Dehgolan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested on 9 April and taken to an undisclosed location. This is Lotfi’s second detention, following his first arrest by security forces in April 2023, from which he was later released on bail. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned…
Read moreMostafa Hamdi, a media activist and administrator of the Porseman Telegram group, was arrested by security forces in Saqqez, Kurdistan province, on 7 April and taken to an undisclosed location. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the arrest took place without a judicial warrant being presented by the security forces. The reason for Hamdi’s arrest and his current whereabouts remain unknown. Previously, in August…
Read moreIn a unified call, 82 Iranian and international human rights groups have urged the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to make any cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran against drug trafficking conditional on a total halt to drug-related executions, citing potential dire consequences if action is not taken. The joint statement emphasized: “The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)…
Read moreThe trial of Wrisha Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), scheduled for 9 April at Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, has been postponed due to the absence of Judge Amouzad, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The same branch of the court, presided over by Judge Salavati, had previously notified Moradi’s lawyers of the…
Read moreDr. Loghman Ghanbari, a Kurdish writer, was temporarily detained by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a house raid in Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, on 7 April. Ghanbari was detained in connection with his translation of the book “Kurdistan’s Moment in the Middle East” by Ofra Bengio, which was published in Europe due to the lack of a publishing licence…
Read moreThe Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has become a member of the Impact Iran coalition, following approval of its formal application by coalition members. Impact Iran is a coalition of 19 non-governmental organisations committed to advocating for human rights and driving positive change in Iran. Their coalition represents a diverse group of passionate individuals and organisations committed to amplifying the voices of Iranian civil society…
Read moreRasoul Galehban, a Kurdish journalist and manager of the Urmiye 24 news outlet, was summoned and arrested by the Cyber Police in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, on 7 April. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Galehban was arrested after the Orumiyeh Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office filed a complaint regarding the city’s Newroz (also known as Nowruz in Persian) celebrations. The specific charges…
Read moreJakan Baran (Hossein Bagheri), a Kurdish activist and political asylum seeker from Ilam, Ilam Province, who has been living in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since 2019, has been missing since 23 March, sparking concerns about his safety and whereabouts. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Baran was forced to flee the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region due to security…
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