Labor Rights Archives – Page 10 of 11 – KHRN

October 3, 2017

Continued Arrests of Kurdish Labour Activists in Sanandaj

Iranian security forces arrested another Kurdish Labour activist in Sanandaj yesterday and transferred him to the Intelligence Detention Centre of this city. Reports received by Kurdistan Human

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September 28, 2017

A Labour Activist Arrested in Sanandaj by Iranian Security Forces

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

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September 19, 2017

Mokhtar Asadi, a member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Trade Association, taken to Evin Prison

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

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August 31, 2017

A Labourer was Burned Down by Municipality Officers Who Set Fire to a Building under Construction in Sanandaj

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

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August 9, 2017

Four Kurdish Labourers Dead in Tehran and Naghadeh when Working during Two Days

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

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July 25, 2017

A Kurdish Teacher’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Three Months and One Day of Suspended Imprisonment

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

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June 20, 2017

Laid-off workers beaten severely by police forces at Aq-Darreh gold mine in Takab

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

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May 31, 2017

Two Kurdish Workers Lost Their Lives in Iran

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

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April 6, 2016

Teenage Kurdish Kolber worker drowns in cross-border river

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

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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…