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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The Special Clerical Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced Sunni Kurdish clerics Seyyed Soleyman Ahmadi, Younes Nowkhah, Seyyed Jamaladdin Vazhi and Sharif Mahmoudpour to a total of 11 years in prison. Ahmadi and Nowkhah, teachers at the Salahuddin Ayubi School of Religious Studies in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, were sentenced to four and three years in prison respectively, while Vazhi, a religious teacher,…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has sentenced Seyvan Ebrahimi, a Kurdish language teacher and a member of the board of directors of the Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association, to a total of 11 years in prison. Ebrahimi received the verdict on 2 December, according to which he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of “forming groups and factions…
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Sadegh Mahmoudnezhad, a protester who suffered an eye injury during the anti-government uprising of Women Life Freedom, has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. The charges against him include “acting against national security” through his alleged “membership” of a Kurdish opposition party and engaging in “propaganda against the state”. This sentence follows…
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The Special Clerical Court in Hamadan, in north-west Iran, has sentenced Sunni Kurdish cleric Hossein Ali-Moradi to 16 months in prison. Ali-Moradi, who is the director of the Ebrahim Khalilollah School of Religious Studies in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was charged with “acting against national security” and “propaganda against the state”. In April, in a separate case, the court sentenced Ali-Moradi to two years of suspended imprisonment…
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Branch Three of the Razavi Khorasan Province Court of Appeals has upheld the seven and a half year prison sentence of former Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh. Parvaneh was deprived of legal representation during her arrest and subsequent trial, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. On 31 October, the political prisoner was summoned to the Enforcement of Judgements Office in Mashhad Prison, where she…
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Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a 16-month prison sentence against Osman Esmaeili, a labour activist and former political prisoner, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Today, Esmaeili received a notice from Branch Two of the Enforcement of Judgements Office of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, ordering him to appear in court within ten days to begin serving his…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has sentenced Srwa Pour-Mohammadi and Edris Menbari, two members of the Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association, to ten years in prison. The activists were charged with “forming or participating in groups or associations with the aim of undermining national security”, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The verdict was notified to the activists’ lawyers on…
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Branch Four of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, has sentenced environmental activist Yasser Nouri to four months in prison for allegedly engaging in “propaganda against the state”. Nouri’s trial took place in recent days and he was informed of the verdict today, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Nouri, a former political prisoner and environmental activist from Javanrud, Kermanshah Province, was…
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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 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).