Branch Nine of Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a 62-month prison sentence, plus one day, for Kurdish writer and researcher Mozhgan Kavousi. Presiously, Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sari, Mazandaran Province, sentenced Kavousi to 39 months in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security”, 15 months and one day in jail on charges of “insulting the supreme leader”, and…
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Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Askari, who was previously sentenced to death in absentia by the Branch Two of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, on charges of “armed insurrection” through membership of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), has been sentenced to death again following a retrial request and several in-person court sessions at the same branch. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network…
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Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer representing the family of Jina Mahsa Amini, has been sentenced to one year in prison and banned from social media for two years by Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The court, presided over by Judge Amouzad, convicted Nikbakht of the charge of “propaganda against the state”, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Nikbakht’s lawyer, Ali Rezaei,…
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Branch Two of the Kermanshah Criminal Court One has sentenced Yarsani Kurdish civilian Reza (Gholamreza) Rasaei to death, payment of blood money, one year of imprisonment and 74 lashes. Rasaei was convicted of “participating in premeditated murder” of Nader Beyrami, the head of the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Sahneh, Kermanshah Province, as well as “participating in the intentional infliction…
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Kurdish civil rights activist Edris Menbari, who is a member of the Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has been sentenced to one year in prison and 40 lashes on charges of “disturbing public order”. Menbari’s trial took place on 10 October, in absentia, with neither he nor his legal representatives present, at Branch 106 of the Sanandaj Criminal Court Two, presided over by…
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Kurdish political prisoner Sakine Parvaneh has been handed a sentence of seven years and six months by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province. Parvaneh was convicted on charges of “propaganda against the state”, “assembly and collusion”, and “insulting the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran”. The political prisoner was recently transferred from the women’s ward of Mashhad Central Prison to Branch…
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The Second Branch of the Ilam Provincial Appeals Court has recently commuted the nine-year prison sentence of Babak Karimi, a protester arrested during the Jin Jiyan Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom in Kurdish) uprising in Eyvan-e Gharb, Ilam province, to a total of four years, nine months and two days. In June, the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Ilam, Ilam Province, sentenced Karimi to five years, two…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has sentenced Kurdish political prisoner Yousef Ahmadi to death on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi) through membership in a Kurdish opposition party and “taking part in the murder of two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)”. At the same time, three other defendants in the case, Mohammad Karimi, Baaset Karimi and Mohammad…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced Kurdish civil rights activist Taha Rasoulian to a total of seven years and three months in prison. According to the verdict, Rasoulian was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of “acting against national security” through his “affiliation” with one of the Kurdish opposition parties, three years and seven months…
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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).