Sentences Archives – Page 3 of 23 – KHRN

February 21, 2024

Kurdish prisoner’s death penalty confirmed over Israel espionage charges

Iran has sentenced to death 27-year-old Kurdish prisoner from Orumiyeh Shahin Vasaf on charges of espionage for Israel, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). This is the first time a credible source confirms his death sentence, issued on 2 October 2023. Shahin Vasaf, along with another Kurdish citizen Naser Vasaf, was detained by the intelligence forces in Orumiyeh on 21 September 2022. They…

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February 16, 2024

Kurdish civilian sentenced for allegedly insulting sacred beliefs

Fatemeh Sheikhi, a 22-year-old civilian from Abdanan in Ilam province, has been sentenced to one year in prison for “insulting sacred beliefs,” with the court opting to suspend the sentence for two years. Sheikhi’s trial took place on 7 February in Branch 101 of Abdanan Criminal Court Two, presided over by Judge Mohammad Gholami, and the verdict was handed down to the civilian on 12…

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February 14, 2024

Saqqez Criminal Court sentences seven Kurdish civilians, activists

Seven Kurdish civilians and activists from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, have been collectively sentenced to imprisonment, flogging, and additional penalties. The sentence was handed down by Branch 105 of the Saqqez Criminal Court Two, presided over by Judge Javad Mostafaei. The individuals, including Safa Aeli, the uncle of Jina Amini, Hiva Jahani, Sherko (Khaled) Hejazi, Hiva Tataei, Mohammad Azad Amini, Samira Ahmadi, and Omid Moghaddas, were…

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February 12, 2024

Iran court sentences seven Kurdish civilians, activists in Saqqez

The Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, has sentenced seven Kurdish civilians and activists from Saqqez in a joint case. The individuals, including Safa Aeli, the uncle of Jina Amini, Hiva Jahani, Sherko (Khaled) Hejazi, Hiva Tataei, Mohammad Azad Amini, Samira Ahmadi, and Omid Moghaddas, were charged with offenses such as “assembly and collusion against domestic/external security”, “propaganda against the…

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February 12, 2024

Sunni Kurdish cleric sentenced to death for ‘spreading corruption on earth’

Mohammad Khezrnezhad, a 45-year-old Sunni Kurdish cleric, has been sentenced to death and 16 years in prison by Branch Three of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. The charges against him include “spreading corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel arz), “harming the territorial integrity or independence of the country”, and “propaganda against the state”. A source familiar with the case told the Kurdistan Human…

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January 17, 2024

Supreme Court denies retrial plea for Kurdish political prisoners

Kurdish political prisoners Pezhman Fatehi, Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad Faramarzi, and Vafa Azarbar, who have been sentenced to death, have had their request for a retrial rejected by the Supreme Court, according to their lawyer, Masoud Shamsnejad. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on 16 January, Shamsnejad said: “The request for a retrial on behalf of my clients Vafa Azarbar, Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen…

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December 25, 2023

Turkish court sentences Kurdish asylum-seeker to over six years in jail

A Turkish court in Hakkari, in south-east Turkey, has sentenced Kurdish environmental activist and former political prisoner Mahyar Ahmadi, from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, to six years and three months in prison. The court charged Ahmadi with “membership of one of the Kurdish opposition parties”, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Ahmadi was arrested on 12 September by Turkish border guards at the border between…

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December 21, 2023

Iran court sentences Sunni Kurdish cleric to three years in prison

The Special Clerical Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced Sunni Kurdish cleric Ebrahim Salimi to three years in prison on charges of “acting against national security” and “disturbing public opinion”. Salimi, the Imam of the Chahar Yar-e Nabi mosque in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was summoned by the Ministry of Intelligence in Piranshahr on 31 January and arrested for signing a statement in…

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December 14, 2023

Iran court sentences Kurdish labour activist to four years in prison

Kurdish labour activist Foad (Sirous) Fathi has been sentenced to a total of four years in prison and supplementary penalties following his arrest by security forces in Tehran and transfer to Evin Prison on 4 November. The activist was tried on 2 December in Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Afshar, and he was informed of the verdict…

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PUBLICATIONS

Monthly Report of September 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of August 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of July 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of June 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of May 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of April 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report

This report addresses the violations of the human rights of Kurdish civilians in Iran during the Iranian year 1402 (21 March 2023 – 19…

Monthly Report of March 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of February 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Extrajudicial executions: Ra’uf Sheikhi killing

Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN, or Network) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC, or Center):…

Monthly Report of January 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of…

Monthly Report of September 2024

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 September to 30 September.

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 five prisoners in September.

While four of these men were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, one was executed for drug-related charges.

*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

On 7 September, a young woman was killed by her 70-year-old father over alleged “family disputes” in Ilam, Ilam Province.

Kolbars and tradesmen

In September, Fardin Rostamnezhad, a kolbar from Paveh, Kermanshah Province, died from his injuries almost 18 months after he was shot by border guards.

Additionally, at least three kolbars were injured by Iranian border forces; two were shot and one was beaten.

Detentions and arrests

Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 42 people, including activists, children, and members of dadkhah families (a Persian term used for victims’ relatives and survivors seeking truth and justice).

At least three of the detained civilians were sent to Naqadeh and Orumiyeh prisons to serve their sentences.

Sentences

In September, Iranian courts sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from fines to two years in prison.

Additionally, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Hatem Ozdemir, a Kurdish political prisoner with Turkish citizenship, on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh).

  • Executions
  • Femicide
  • Kolbars and tradesmen
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
Name From Charged with Execution date Execution location Explanation
1 Saber JamaliKangavarPremeditated murder1 Sept Hamadan Central Prison 29 years old, arrested about 5 years ago
2 Feyzollah Hosseinpour Shahin DejPremeditated murder 8 Sept Midandoab Central Prison Father of 3 children
3 Soleyman Ghahremani Shahin DejPremeditated murder 9 Sept Midandoab Central Prison 29 years old, arrested about 5 years ago
4 Sajjad Bandegi HarsinDrugs 10 SeptGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj 35 years old
5 Kam-Bakhsh MahmoudiBisotunPremeditated murder25 Sept Diezel Abad Prison in Kermanshah 34 years old, arrested 2 years ago
Name Incident location Incident date Explanation
1 Unknown Ilam 7 Sept The young woman was killed by her 70-year-old father, the motive for the murder was said to be “family disputes”
Name From Incident location Incident date Dead/Injured Explanation
1.0 Abdolrahman Gholami Sanandaj Hawraman 13 Sept Injured Beaten by border guards
2.0 Fardin Rostamnezhad Paveh Paveh 20 Sept KilledShot by border guards, his spinal cord was severed by the shooting and he died 18 months later. His 2 brothers were also wounded previously
3.0 Kamal Mahmoudi Bukan Baneh23 Sept Injured Shot by border guards
4.0 Shawki Bukan Baneh23 Sept Injured Shot by border guards
Name From Detention location Detention date Activity Location held and latest status
1 Siavash Soltani Mahabad Mahabad3 SeptJustice-seeking family member
2 Ramyar Aboubakri Mahabad Mahabad3 Sept16 years old, justice-seeking family member
3 Omid Ahmadnezhad Mahabad Mahabad3 Sept Singer and artist
4 Adel Kakeh Mahabad Mahabad3 SeptCivilian
5 Loghman Zangi Mahabad Mahabad4 SeptCivilian
6 Siamand Zangi Mahabad Mahabad4 SeptCivilianReleased on bail of 10 billion rials on 25 September
7Diako AziziOshnaviehOshnavieh4 SeptCivilian
8 Saadoun Sharifi Piranshahr Piranshahr4 SeptCivilian
9 Soleyman Choupani Piranshahr Piranshahr5 SeptCivilian
10 Ali Hosseinpour Piranshahr Piranshahr5 SeptCivilian
11Vahed Aboubakri Piranshahr Piranshahr5 SeptCivilian
12 Mardin Dehghani Marivan Marivan7 Sept 18-year-old civilian
13 Abdollah Ghanbarivand Piranshahr Piranshahr7 SeptCivilianTaken to Naqadeh prison to serve 3 years and 7 months of imprisonment
14 Mahmoud Ghanbarivand Piranshahr Piranshahr7 SeptCivilianTaken to Naqadeh prison to serve 3 years and 7 months of imprisonment
15 Foad MoradiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilian
16 Navid SharifiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilianReleased on bail on 24 September
17 Pedram MahmoudiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilianReleased on bail on 24 September
18 Farhad GhamariDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilian
19 Mohammad AminiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilian
20 Mozaffar DaraeiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilianReleased on bail on 24 September
21 Rashed Advaei Sarvabad Sarvabad8 SeptCivilian
22 Kamran Afsari Marivan Marivan10 SeptCivilian
23 Aram Sadeghi Sanandaj Sanandaj10 SeptCivilian
24 Mina Soltani Bukan Bukan11 SeptJustice-seeking family member
25Milad PiranoDivandarrehDivandarreh11 SeptCivilian
26 Reza AlaeiBanehBaneh11 Sept Filmmaker and director
27Ahmad HassanzadehBukanBukan15 SeptJustice-seeking family memberReleased on bail on 17 September
28 Arman NowshadiDivandarrehDivandarreh16 SeptCivilian
29 Amanj AhmadiDivandarrehDivandarreh16 SeptCivilian
30 Pouria HosseiniDivandarrehDivandarreh16 Sept 16-year-old civilian
31 Salah FathiDivandarrehDivandarreh17 SeptCivilian
32 Mani MohammadiDivandarrehDivandarreh17 SeptCivilian
33 Fardin MostafaeiSaqqezSaqqez18 Sept Saqqez Rudaw Telegram channel manager
34 Sina Mohammadi Balbanabad, Dehgolan County Balbanabad, Dehgolan County18 Sept Civil rights activist
35 Khalil AsghariDivandarrehDivandarreh19 SeptCivilian
36 Hossein FattahiGilan-e GharbGilan-e Gharb19 SeptCivilian
37 Zahed (surname unknown) Marivan MarivanMid SeptCivilian
38 Sayyad Darvishi Balu village of OrumiyehOrumiyehMid SeptJustice-seeking family memberTaken to Orumiyeh Central Prison to serve 8 months imprisonment
39 Amirhossein HaghjouyanSahnehSahneh23 SeptFamily member of Reza Rasaei
40Srwa ShiriBukanBukan25 Sept 22-year-old civilian
41Peyman ShiriBukanBukan25 Sept 19-year-old civilian
42 Fardin ShiriBukanBukan25 SeptCivilian
Name Resident of Charged with Date sentenced Issuing court Sentence Explanation
1 Farhad SheikhiSaqqez Propaganda activity against the state of the Islamic Republic of Iran Early Sept Court of Appeal 8 months imprisonment, 2 years ban on leaving the country, 2 years exile to his hometown, 2 years ban on living in Alborz and Tehran provinces
2Omid GhadimiDivandarreh Acting against national security through collaboration with a Kurdish opposition party, propaganda against the state, publishing lies with the intention of disturbing the public mind 16 Sept Court of Appeal One year suspended imprisonment and payment of 3 million Tomans fine
3 Hatem OzdemirKurdistan of Turkey Enmity against God 16 Sept Supreme Court Confirmation of death sentence
4 Aziz Azizi Mahabad Helping the criminal to avoid trial and conviction22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 1 year imprisonment Father of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. This sentence was previously issued at the middle of July this year
5 Parshang Azizi Mahabad Helping the criminal to avoid trial and conviction22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 1 year imprisonment Sister of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. The verdict was issued at the middle of July this year
6 Hossein Abbasi Mahabad Helping the criminal to avoid trial and conviction22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 1 year imprisonmentBrother-in-law of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. The verdict was issued at the middle of July this year
7Saber Khoda-Moradi MahabadAssembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 2 years imprisonment The sentence was previously issued at the middle of July this year
8 Mohammadreza Gheytarani Mahabad Collaboration with one of the Kurdish parties in opposition of the Iranian government24 SeptBranch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad 6 months imprisonment
9 Mahmoud RasoulpourOshnavieh Communication and membership in one of the Kurdish parties in opposition of the Iranian government Late SeptIslamic Revolutionary Court in Oshnavieh 2 years imprisonment