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October 6, 2018

Kurdistan Has Turned into A Military Garrison

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp, in coordination with the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has turned the Kurdish cities such as Sanandaj, Kamyaran, Shaho, Paweh, Mariwan and Sarwabad into a military garrison through dispatching massive military convoys from neighbouring provinces during the recent weeks. Findings of Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) indicate that, following a massive strike in the bazaar of…

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September 19, 2018

Increase of Security Atmosphere in Some Areas of Kurdistan

Following the recent conflict between a group of Grila of the Democratic Society and Free of East of Kurdistan (KODAR) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday, Sept 7, 2018 near the village of Pirbagh of Kamyaran, reports indicate tight security measures in the region. During the conflict, three of the four members of the KODAR were killed but one of members…

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September 19, 2018

Some Detained Kurdish Citizens Released on Bail / No Information about the Fate of Three Environmental Activists

Following the arrest of dozens of citizen and activists in Kamyaran, Ravansar, Sababdaj, Mariwan, Shno, Bukan and Oroumiyeh by security forces over the past two months, only 9 of the detainees were finally released on bail in the past few days. However, there is still no information about the fate of the other detainees. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Saturday, Sept…

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September 13, 2018

Businesses Strike to Protest the Execution of Kurdish Political Prisoners and Iran Missile Attacks

Following a call by the Kurdish parties and civil activists for a strike to condemn the execution of four Kurdish political prisoners and the IRGC Missile Attack on Kurdish Parties in the Kurdish region, businesses and shopkeepers closed their shops in a number of cities of Kurdistan today on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Different sources of Kurdistan Human Rights Network in various cities have reported…

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July 19, 2018

Assassination of a Kurdish Activist in Iraqi Kurdistan

The dead body of Eghbal Moradi, a member of the Kurdistan Human Rights Association(KMMK) and the father of Zanyar Moradi’s (a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death) was discovered Yesterday morning at 1:30 by security forces in the Penjwen district at the east of Sulaimani in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. According to the findings of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), he, who has been resident…

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July 16, 2018

A Kurdish Citizen Killed by Security Forces in Miandoab

The security forces have targeted a Kurdish citizen’s vehicle on the Miandoab route to Bokan. This attack resulted in the death of a Kurdish citizen while there is no information on the fate of the other three passengers in the vehicle. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that security forces have targeted a vehicle near the cities of Gojgel and Moshirabad of Miandoab…

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July 12, 2018

Mass Arrests of Kurdish Activists in Different Cities of Kurdistan

In the past few days, security forces have arrested at least seven Kurdish civil and cultural activists in Kangavar, Kermanshah, and Koohdasht. There is no information available on the fate of several of them. An anonymous source, who did not want to be identified for security reasons, has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that on July 05, security forces had attacked the houses of…

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July 2, 2018

Restriction on the Economic Activity of Family Members of the Political Activists Abroad

The Islamic Republic of Guards Corps (IRGC) has banned several ranchers residing in Salmas from animal husbandry in mountain ranges on the pretext of the cooperation of a number of their family members with Kurdish parties, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that IRGC forces have announced that two Kurdish farmers called Ali Mamdadi and Pezhman Mamedi (residing in the village of Dirak…

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July 1, 2018

Iran: The Court of Appeal Reduced the Sentence of Three Kurdish Citizens

The ruling of two citizens from Saqqez and a detained citizen of Kamyaran were reduced by the court of appeals. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the Court of Appeals (branch 4) has reduced the sentence of eighteen million Rials of fine and fifty lashes issued by the Criminal Court of Saqqez in regards to two citizens called “Zamaneh Zivia” and…

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PUBLICATIONS

Monthly Report of October 2024

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

Iran executed at least 138 Kurdish prisoners over past year

On 10 October 2024, marking the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has documented the execution of at…

Monthly Report of September 2024

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

Monthly Report of August 2024

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

Monthly Report of July 2024

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

Monthly Report of June 2024

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

Monthly Report of May 2024

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

Monthly Report of April 2024

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

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report

This report addresses the violations of the human rights of Kurdish civilians in Iran during the Iranian year 1402 (21 March 2023 – 19…

Monthly Report of March 2024

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

Monthly Report of February 2024

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

Monthly Report of October 2024

In 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 October to 31 October.

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 12 prisoners in October.

While six of these men were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, six others were executed for drug-related charges.

*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.

Civilian killings

On 4 October, Kurdish tradesman Yousef Dashti was killed after anti-smuggling police officers opened fire on his vehicle during a pursuit on the road between Bukan and Mahabad in West Azerbaijan Province.

The police, suspecting that Dashti, 38, was carrying contraband, fired dozens of shots at the car and hit him with a bullet, causing the car to overturn and killing the tradesman.

Kolbars and tradesmen

In October, Iranian border guards killed at least four kolbars and injured two others in Nowsud, Piranshahr, Sardasht, and Baneh.

Detentions and arrests

Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 15 civilians and activists.

At least two of the detained civilians were sent to Saqqez and Qorveh prisons to serve their sentences.

Sentences

In October, Iranian courts sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from three months to three years in prison.

  • Executions
  • Civilian killings
  • Kolbars and tradesmen
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1 Nima Moradi IlamPremeditated murder1 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
2 Nasrollah Mennati IlamPremeditated murder1 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
3 Fazlollah PournasiriKuhdasht Drugs2 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
4Mowloud KhaledianQorvehPremeditated murder2 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in KarajArrested about four years ago
5 Ashkan Yari Kermanshah Drugs5 Oct Hamadan Central prison
6 Sattar Khosravi Harsin Drugs9 OctGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
7Borhan AnsariOrumiyeh Drugs10 Oct Orumiyeh Central Prison
8 Asaad FarhangSaqqezPremeditated murder10 Oct Orumiyeh Central PrisonFather of 3 children, arrested 9 years ago
9 Nasser MohammadiOrumiyehPremeditated murder15 Oct Orumiyeh Central Prison
10Mehdi CheraghiQorvehPremeditated murder21 OctQorveh PrisonArrested 7 years ago
11Morovvat-Ali Karami Kermanshah Drugs29 Oct Karaj Central PenitentiaryArrested 4 years ago
12Vahed Binami Piranshahr Drugs30 OctNaqadeh Prison
NameFromDateLocationOrganisationExplanation
1Yousef DashtiBukanBukan4 OctAnti-smuggling policePolice fired dozens of shots at his car and hit him with a bullet, causing the car to overturn
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/InjuredExplanation
1 Taregh Nazari Salas-e BabajaniNowsud2 OctKilledShot by border guards
2 Hossein Kamalian Piranshahr Piranshahr7 OctKilled Beaten and shot by border guards
3 Fardin Qalash Piranshahr Piranshahr7 OctInjuredShot by border guards
4 Siamand Hassanpour Sardasht Sardasht10 OctKilled Fell from height during the pursuit of border guards, died after several days in Orumiyeh hospital due to the severity of his injuries
5 Rizgar HassaniSaqqez Baneh15 OctInjuredShot by border guards
6 Ebrahim Ahmadnezhad Mahabad Sardasht25 OctKilledShot by border guards
NameFromDetention locationDetention dateActivity Location held and latest status
1 Khabat Iran-DoustBukanBukan2 OctCivilian
2 Ghaleb Hosseini Sanandaj SanandajEarly Oct Labour activistReleased on bail of 5 billion rials on 28 October
3 Goran Khoda-Moradi Sanandaj Sanandaj7 OctCivilian
4 Osman HabibollahiOshnaviehOshnavieh8 OctCivilian
5 Akam Mihan-KhahOshnaviehOshnavieh8 OctCivilian
6 Hamid ChapatiOrumiyehOrumiyeh16 Oct Civil rights activistReleased on bail few hours after being formally charged
7 Edris FathiSaqqezSaqqez16 OctCivilian
8 Abdollah SharifzadehSaqqezSaqqez20 OctMember of mountaineering groupTaken to Saqqez Prison to serve 10 months imprisonment
9Payam Fathi Sanandaj Sanandaj21 OctLabour activistSummoned by Ministry of Intelligence, released after a few hours of interrogation
10 Jamal Asadi Sanandaj Sanandaj21 Oct Environmental activistSummoned by Ministry of Intelligence, released after a few hours of interrogation
11 Haroun Salimi Sanandaj Sanandaj21 OctCivilian
12 Milad NasseriBukanBukan23 OctCivilian
13 Akam AminiBukanBukan24 OctCivilianArrested after being summoned to Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan
14 Pishko (Ali) Rouhi Marivan Marivan26 Oct Environmental activist, member of Chia the Green Organisation
15 Azad AbbasiDehgolanDehgolan31 Oct Director of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association, Kurdish language teacherTaken to Qorveh prison to serve 2 years of imprisonment
NameFromCharged withDate sentenced Issuing courtSentenceExplanation
1Zhina Modares Gorji Sanandaj Propaganda against the state, forming an illegal group with the aim of overthrowing the regime2 Oct Branch 4 of the Court of Appeal of Kurdistan Province 2 years and 4 months imprisonmentAccording to the law on consolidation of sentences, 16 months of imprisonment is enforceable. Previously sentenced to 21 years in prison and exile to Hamadan prison
2 Edris KarsazOshnavieh Membership and collaboration with one of the opposition Kurdish parties Early Oct Islamic Revolutionary Court of Oshnavieh3 years imprisonment
3 Susan HassanzadehBukan Propaganda against the state, membership of opposition groups8 Oct Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court 3 months imprisonment
4Manizheh KhoshnoudBukan Propaganda against the state12 Oct Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court 2 10 months imprisonment 56 years old, was denied access to a lawyer and family visits during detention
5Pakhshan Azizi Mahabad Disobedience to government officials19 Oct Criminal Court of the 2nd Judiciary Complex of Quds, Tehran 6 months imprisonment
6Verisheh Moradi Sanandaj Disobedience to government officials19 Oct Criminal Court of the 2nd Judiciary Complex of Quds, Tehran 6 months imprisonment
7 Mostafa HamdiSaqqez Disturbing public order by participating in illegal gatherings19 OctBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 2 10 months imprisonment and 70 lashes Media activist and admin of Porseman Saqqez Telegram group
8 Adel Pirouzi Marivan Propaganda against the state in favor of one of the opposition Kurdish parties Late Oct Sanandaj Court of Appeal 1 year imprisonment
9 Solmaz HassanzadehBukan Propaganda against the state29 Oct Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court 2 1 year imprisonmentMember of justice-seeking family