Iranian authorities have executed a prisoner convicted on drug-related charges in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province. Hossein Biabani, from the city of Harsin in Kermanshah Province,
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Kurdish political prisoner Abdolaziz Gol-Mohammadi has been recently released from Orumiyeh Central Prison after serving more than four years and four months of a 10-year sentence. His release came
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Ashkan Fahim, a Kurdish writer and cultural activist from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, who has been held in Mahabad Prison since October 2023, is being denied medical treatment despite
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Kurdish political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, who has been sentenced to death, remains in legal limbo at Orumiyeh Central Prison nearly three years after his arrest during the anti-government
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The authorities at Qarchak and Evin prisons have warned four Kurdish political prisoners with Turkish citizenship that their young children will be placed in state care if they do not agree to
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Nasser Ahmadzadeh, a 33-year-old Kurdish man from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, has been sent to the city prison to serve a 15-month sentence for offences relating to “national
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Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Shahivand and Mehdi Sharafian, three prisoners who recently had their fingers amputated, remain without medical care, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. On
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Three prisoners convicted on drug-related charges have been executed in Kermanshah Central Prison, also known as Dizel Abad Prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. On the
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has amputated the fingers of three prisoners – Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian and Mehdi Shahivand – at Orumiyeh Central Prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)
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 citizens 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 April to 30 April 2026.
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.
Detentions and arrests
In April, at least 12 individuals were arrested across West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Ilam provinces. Those arrested included two language teachers, while in 10 cases their specific activities remain unknown.
Of the total number of arrests, 10 were made in West Azerbaijan Province, one in Kurdistan Province, and one in Ilam Province.
Sentences
In April, Mohsen Eslamkhah, a 20-year-old Kurdish citizen who was arrested in connection with the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising in Bukan, was sentenced to death on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) by Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad.
Additionally, Branch 39 of the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Nasser Bakerzadeh, a 26-year-old Kurdish prisoner in Orumiyeh Central Prison; he was subsequently executed on 2 May.
Three PDKI members killed in IRGC attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan
On 17 April, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed at least three members of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) in drone and missile strikes on civilian camps and party installations in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The attacks took place despite a two-week ceasefire having been announced between the United States, Israel, and Iran, at the time, and killed Neda Miri from Sanandaj, Samira Allah-Yari from Divandarreh, and Shahin Azarbarzin from Piranshahr.