Security forces in Sanandaj arrested a labour activist yesterday and transferred him to the intelligence headquarters in the city of Sanandaj. “On Tuesday, September 26, the security forces of Sanandaj arrested Saleh Nia (the Kurdish labour activist and a member of the board of directors of the Free Trade Union of Iran Workers) at his office without arrest warrants. He was then transferred to the…
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A member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Trade Association was taken to Evin Prison upon referring to Shahid Moghadas Prosecutor’s Office. “On Monday, September 18, Mokhtar Asadi, a member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Trade Association, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve the remainder of his one-year imprisonment. Mokhtar Asadi had referred to Shahid Moghadas Prosecutor’s Office of Evin Prison to enquire about his…
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Last week, two people were burnt when Sanandaj municipality officers demolished and burned a residential building under construction. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s report, On Thursday, Aug 24, 2017, the Sanandaj municipality officers called “Enforcement Unit” were deployed to Laleh alley located in Nabovat square with the aim of stopping illegal construction. The enforcement authorities of the municipality confronted and threatened the landlord…
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According to reports received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, On Friday, Aug 04, three Kurdish labourers named Masoud Taleb Zadeh, Seyed Jalal Azizian and Salar Morad Pour from Gol Sandous Village lost their lives due to gas leaking while repairing a water pipe in a well. According to eyewitnesses, first a labourer gets bogged down and then two other Labourers went inside the well…
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During the past few days, the three-months and one-day imprisonment sentence of a member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Trade Association was suspended by the Kurdistan Regional Court of Appeals. “Taher Ghaderzadeh, a member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Trade Association, was summoned to Saqez court in March 2015 on charges of disturbing public opinion and launching illegal gatherings” after arranging several gatherings in Saqez,” an informed…
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On Thursday Evening 15th June, Police forces have attacked and beaten up the protesting laid off workers and their families at Aq-Darreh Gold mine in Takab in West Azarbaijan Province and 13 villagers were injured. They were protesting against unemployment and the employment of non-residents of the village. According to reports received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, On Thursday Evening, a number of villagers…
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During the last few days, a Kurdish worker from Divandareh who was working in Tehran, had attempted suicide and lost his life for an unknown reason. Another worker from Marivan also died as a result of work-related accident in Tehran Metro. Kamil.B a Kurdish worker, from Divandareh who was working in a factory in Tehran committed suicide by hanging himself on 25 May, 2017 and…
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A 17-year-old Kurdish h Kolber worker, Abdolxalegh Ghafari, drowned while at work trying to cross the Choman-Baneh river in the Kurdish region on the Iraq-Iran border on 25 March. His body is yet to be found despite a thorough search by his family and local residents of the border area. “After unsuccessful efforts to find Abdolxalegh’s body, a mourning ceremony was held for him on 29…
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Two Kurdish Kolber workers have died of heart attack while working in the past two weeks because of the “difficulty of their job and constant fear of the Iranian security forces on the borders,” a human rights activist told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “Kurdish Kolber worker Ahmad Azizpour, who is from a border area near the city of Baneh, suffered a heart attack…
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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 December to 31 December.
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
Iran executed at least 15 prisoners in December, seven on drug-related charges and eight for “premeditated murder”, according to KHRN’s findings.
The executions took place in Ilam Central Prison, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Mahabad Prison, Jiroft Prison, Miandoab Prison, Orumiyeh Central Prison and Yazd Central Prison.
Two of those executed were women and one was a 70-year-old man.
*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.
Kolbars
In December, at least one kolbar was shot dead and another was injured by Iranian border guards.
Another kolbar lost his life due to frostbite in Baneh in late December.
Civilian killings
In mid-December, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by the Law Enforcement Forces in Javanrud and Tehran.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces arrested at least 62 individuals, including three children.
At least three of the detained civilians were sent to Oshnavieh and Naqadeh prisons to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least eight people to punishments ranging from one month in prison to five years and 15 days of imprisonment.