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October 27, 2025

Supreme Court overturns death sentences of five Kurdish citizens

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

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October 20, 2025

Iran executes two prisoners for murder-related charges in Kermanshah

The 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

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October 15, 2025

Iran executes three men convicted of ‘enmity against God’

Iranian 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

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October 15, 2025

Prisoner executed for murder-related charges in Esfarayen

Emad (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

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October 13, 2025

Iran executes two prisoners for drug-related charges in Karaj

Iranian 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

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October 9, 2025

Iran executes three prisoners on drug, murder charges

Iranian 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

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October 9, 2025

Iran secretly executes Kurdish prisoner of conscience Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh

Kurdish 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

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October 8, 2025

Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian returned to prison a day after surgery

Kurdish 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

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October 2, 2025

Iran executes three prisoners on drug, murder charges

Iranian 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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PUBLICATIONS

Monthly Report of March 2026

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations…

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report – 2025

In 2025, Iran faced a series of unprecedented and multi-layered developments across the military, political and social spheres, developments that…

Iran: Thousands of prisoners at risk

Detainees Face Dual Threat of Government Atrocities, US/Israeli Attacks Thousands of detainees in Iran, including political prisoners and children, are…

Monthly Report of February 2026

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations…

KHRN documents 240 Kurdish deaths in 2026 protests in Iran

At least 240 Kurdish citizens have been confirmed killed during the violent suppression of the recent protests across Iran, marking…

Kurdish citizens killed in protests across Iran

Following mass protests that began on 28 December 2025 and continued widely for at least two weeks across cities in…

At least 150 Kurdish citizens killed in Iran protest crackdown

Thousands of protesters have been killed and many more injured by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces since the protests erupted…

Hundreds killed as Iran protests continue amid internet blackout

Hundreds of people have been killed during ongoing protests in Iran that began on 28 December 2025, with some sources…

Monthly Report of December 2025

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations…

Eleven Kurdish citizens killed as protests spread; dozens injured, hundreds arrested

A new wave of widespread anti-government protests, which began on 28 December 2025 and continues to this day, has seen…

Annual report on violations against Kurdish women in Iran

On the Occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women This report has been prepared…