In recent weeks, Kamyaran Intelligence Services has summoned the families of dozens of political and civil activists living abroad and interrogated them about their children’s activities. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Kamyaran Intelligence Services has summoned the family of activists living abroad to its headquarters telephone calls and asked them to persuade their children to return to Iran. Interrogators have put…
Read moreIn recent days, a young Kurdish singer from Orumiyeh has been arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. “On Monday, Dec 18, 2017, Security forces entered the home of a young singer known as Peyman Mirzazadeh in Gangachin village at Orumiyeh, arrested and transferred him to an unknown location.” an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “In the past few days,…
Read moreIn the past few days, four Kurdish civil activists were arrested by security forces in one of the villages of Gilan-e Gharb in Kermanshah Province and transferred to an unknown location. ”On Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017, the intelligence forces of the Gilan-e-Gharb, entered the home of these civil activists in the village of Gholagholi, and arrested them while confiscating a number of personal belongings and…
Read moreDuring the past few days, a poet from Ilam was arrested by the security forces and released after three days of interrogation. “On Saturday, Dec 16, 2017, Ilam security forces entered the home of a Kurdish poet called Hossein Bagheri (known as Jakan Baran) and arrested him while confiscating a number of Bagheri’s personal belongings. “an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “This poet…
Read moreOne month after the arrest of two supporters of Komala Party of Kurdistan by the Iraqi Shab’i forces (Popular Mobilisation Forces) in Kirkuk. There is still no information on the fate of detainee yet. “On Nov 17, 2017, one day after seizing of Kirkuk by the Iraqi forces, two Komala supporters called Rashid Afshari and Saeed Moazer were arrested at one of the checkpoints while…
Read moreAlireza Sepahi Laine, the well-known Kurdish journalist and poet from Northern Khorasan, was released on bail from Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad on Saturday, December 09. “On Saturday at 9:00 AM, Mr. Laine, who had been on dry hunger strike since December 06, was released from Vakilabad prison in Mashhad on a bail of twenty million Tomans.” An informed source told the Kurdistan Human Rights…
Read moreAlireza Sepahi Laine, a well-known Kurdish journalist and poet of Northern Khorasan who was arrested on Tuesday, Nov 28, 2017, has gone on a dry food hunger strike due to his illegal arrest. A Kurdish activist in North Khorasan confirmed Sepahi Laine’s hunger strike and told Kurdistan Human Rights network (KHRN) that “Mr Sepahi Laine has started his dry food hunger strike yesterday December 06…
Read moreFollowing armed conflicts between one of the Kurdish parties and the border guards and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at Chaldoran border point on Oct 25, 2017, eight Kurdish citizens were killed and more than 10 Kurdish citizens were detained by IRGC Intelligence Office. There is still have no news about the fates of detained Kurdish citizens. “Following armed conflicts on Oct 25, Chaldoran…
Read moreTwo Kurdish refugee activist arrested by Turkish security forces on Nov 19, 2017, are still at the Risk of deportation to Iran. These refugees were detained at Salim Pasha Camp in Istanbul on charges of cooperation with a Kurdish media in Iraqi Kurdistan. “Shiva and Maria Ghalvazi, two Kurdish refugee activist who had recently introduced themselves to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
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