The Supreme Court has overturned the death sentences of five Kurdish citizens – Ali (Soran) Ghassemi, Pezhman Soltani, Kaveh Salehi, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, and Teyfour Salimi Babamiri – and
Read moreThe Iranian authorities have executed two prisoners, Bizhan Ghahari and Shahram Chanani, in Kermanshah Central Prison (also known as Dizel Abad Prison) after convicting them of “premeditated
Read moreIranian authorities have executed three men from Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, who had been convicted of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) through armed robbery, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network
Read moreEmad (Ghanbar) Morgan, a 25-year-old prisoner, was executed at dawn on 14 October in Esfarayen Prison, North Khorasan Province, after being convicted of “premeditated murder”. The Kurdistan
Read moreIranian authorities have executed two prisoners, Milad Yari and Arman Kakavand, in Karaj Central Prison after convicting them on drug-related charges, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has
Read moreIranian authorities have executed three prisoners convicted of murder and drug-related offences in recent weeks in the central prisons of Sanandaj, Kermanshah (Dizel Abad), and Zanjan, the Kurdistan
Read moreKurdish prisoner of conscience Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh was secretly executed at dawn on 4 October in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, without being allowed a final visit with his
Read moreKurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, who is serving a life sentence, has been returned to Yazd Prison only a day after undergoing fibroid embolisation surgery, despite her deteriorating
Read moreIranian authorities have executed three prisoners convicted on charges of murder and drug offences in prisons in Kerman, Sanandaj and Karaj, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has
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