Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has in recent days sentenced Kurdish labour activists Eghbal Shabani, Eghbal Pishkari and Abdollah Kheyrabadi to a total of 51 months in prison. According to the issued verdict, Shabani was sentenced to 30 months in prison, Pishkari to one year and Kheyrabadi to nine months on charges of “acting against national security” through “membership”…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has sentenced Mohammad Obaid Haghighian, a former employee of the city court, to three months in prison for “propaganda against the state”. According to the verdict, the sentence was commuted to a cash fine of 400 million Iranian rials – nearly 800 USD. The Ministry of Intelligence arrested Haghighan on 5 February in Sanandaj. After spending…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, has sentenced Kurdish labour activists Shadman Abdi, Kamal Karimi and Khabat Mahmoudi to a total of five years and three months in prison. According to the verdict, Abdi was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security” and “forming an illegal group to disrupt the national security”. Karimi…
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The Criminal Court Two of Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, has sentenced Abdolrahman Nasri and Arman Habibi, family members of the victims of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, to six and a half months of imprisonment and 40 lashes each for “disrupting public order”. This is part of the ongoing pressure and sentencing of families of the victims. Earlier, Hassan Amini and Hashem…
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The Criminal Court One of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, has sentenced Farhad Navaei, a 16-year-old student who was arrested by security forces during anti-government protests in the city in November last year, to two years in prison. While the court convicted Navaei of “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security”, it also acquitted him of “enmity against God” (moharebeh), which carries the death…
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The Criminal Court of Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, has sentenced Hassan Amini, the brother of Mohammad Amini, one of the victims of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, to six and a half years in prison and 40 lashes. Branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Two in Bukan handed down the verdict on 5 July, charging the civilian with “disturbing public…
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Branch 101 of the Criminal Court Two of Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, sentenced Hashem Saedi, the father of Sarina Saedi, one of the victims of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, to six and a half months in prison and 40 lashes. The verdict was delivered to Saedi after he appeared at the Bukan court on 3 July, charging him with “disturbing…
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Babak Karimi, a Kurdish civilian who was arrested by security forces during the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Eyvan-e Gharb in Ilam province and released on bail after a few months, has been sentenced to a total of nine years in prison. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the protester was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “assembly and…
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Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced Kurdish protester Parham Parvari to a total of 15 years in prison, including 10 years in exile in Jask prison in Hormozgan province, in southern Iran. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Parvari was charged with “enmity against God” (moharebeh), among other charges, for taking part in anti-government protests. “Enmity against God”…
Read moreIn 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 November to 30 November.
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 15 prisoners in November.
While 12 of the men were executed on drug-related charges, two were executed for “premeditated murder” and one for “rape”.
Of the 15 cases, seven were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province.
*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
During the past month, one woman was killed by her husband with a blow to the head and another was stabbed to death by her husband. Both cases took place in Ilam, Ilam Province, over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In November, one kolbar died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province; three other kolbars were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud and Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province; and one suffered an ankle injury as a result of a landmine explosion in Nowsud.
Landmine explosions
On 14 November, a civilian, Ahmad Ali Mohammadi, was killed in a landmine explosion in Ilam, Ilam Province.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 21 people, including activists and children.
At least seven of the detained civilians were sent to Mahabad, Tehran, Sanandaj, Marivan and Oshnavieh prisons to serve their sentences.
Sentences
In November, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to punishments ranging from three months in prison to the death penalty.
Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was among those sentenced to death. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran convicted her on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).