Imprisoned Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was arrested by Iranian security forces during anti-government protests in Tehran last September, has described in a new audio file the physical and psychological torture he has endured, including staged executions and the infliction of a nose injury, as a result of intense interrogation by security officers aimed at extracting forced “confessions”. The message was recorded before Yasin was…
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Kurdish political prisoner Towhid Darvish, who was arrested during last year’s anti-government protests in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, has attempted suicide in recent days to protest against being held in a state of uncertainty in the city prison. During his suicide attempt, part of his neck was cut with a sharp object. After being transferred to the prison infirmary and receiving medical treatment, he was…
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Rahim Shamei, a Kurdish civilian who was arrested during last year’s anti-government protests in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, is currently in a critical condition due to kidney and nerve problems. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the political prisoner has been transferred to an outside hospital in Mahabad only once in recent weeks, despite his urgent need for medical treatment, and was…
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Shorash Morovvati, a death row prisoner who was returned to Sanandaj Central Prison last month after spending 10 months in the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, was moved to solitary confinement for execution on 14 August. An informed source that spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said: “Shorash Morovvati was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre by security agencies and the…
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Hundreds of prisoners at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj were collectively transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran and Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj between 1 and 5 August. These transfers took place in groups, with the prisoners being transferred to different sections of these prisons. Concerns have been raised about the well-being of the prisoners due to the lack of personal belongings during the transfer process,…
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Hadi Rostami, a prisoner sentenced to amputation has warned that his sentence may soon be carried out, according to a message he released from Orumiyeh Central Prison. Hadi Rostami, who was arrested in 2017 on theft charges and sentenced to amputation of four fingers on his right hand, has been moved to various prisons across Iran six times over the past few years and claims…
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Imprisoned Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was arrested by Iranian security forces during the anti-government protests in Tehran last September, was returned to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on 25 July after spending four days at Amin Abad (Razi) Psychiatric Hospital in Rey, Tehran province. Yasin was forcibly admitted to the psychiatric centre on 22 July on the orders of Judge Salavati. After refusing and resisting…
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Imprisoned Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was arrested by Iranian security forces during the anti-government protests in Tehran last September, has been transferred to Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Rey, Tehran province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Yasin was reportedly transferred to the hospital from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on 22 July on the orders of Judge Salavati. Until his transfer to the…
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Zeynab Jalalian, Iran’s only woman political prisoner serving a life sentence, has been threatened and coerced into making forced confessions and expressing remorse by interrogators from the Ministry of Intelligence. Over the past few months, a team of interrogators from the Ministry of Intelligence has met with Jalalian several times in Yazd Central Prison, telling her that her freedom or access to medical care depends…
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The Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in August 2023.
Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report.
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in August 2023.
Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report.
Executions
According to these findings, Iran executed at least 13 prisoners over the past month in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Khorramabad, Karaj, Hamadan, and Dezful.
While three prisoners were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, 10 were executed for drug-related offences.
These are the executions of which the KHRN has been informed by its sources. However, the number of those executed is likely to be higher.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In August, at least four kolbars were killed and 16 were injured in the country’s western border areas.
Of these, 18 were shot by Iranian border guards and one was killed after he was hit by a military vehicle of the border forces.
In addition, one kolbar was injured after being shot by Iraqi border forces in the Choman border of Baneh on 7 August.
Killings of civilians
On 17 August, a Kurdish soldier from Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, was shot dead at a military base in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province.
Work accidents
Over the past month, at least six workers lost their lives in work accidents in Qasr-e Shirin, Tabriz, Saqqez, Maku, Javanrud and Ilam.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout August, Iranian forces arrested at least 60 civilians, including activists, journalists, Kurdish Sunni clerics and two children.
Two of these civilians were detained to serve prison sentences in Ilam and Naqadeh.
Prison sentences
Over the past month, Iranian courts sentenced at least 10 people to prison terms ranging from six months to a total of 16 and a half years.
Half of these sentences were handed down by Branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province.