Labor Rights Archives – Page 4 of 11 – KHRN

March 2, 2019

Three Labour Activists at Sanandaj Court of Appeal

Three Labour activists and members of the Sanandaj Bakery Syndicate- Yadi Samadi, Amir Shahabi and Armin Sharife- went on trial at Branch 4 of the Sanandaj Court of Appeal. “On the afternoon of February 27, we presented ourselves at Branch 4 of the Sanandaj Court of Appeal following the receipt of a written summon earlier on. Armin Sharife was charged with the membership in illegal…

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February 25, 2019

Four Political Prisoners Released from Kamyaran Prison

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Four Kurdish Political prisoners, Mehrdad Sabouri, Aram Mohammadi, Omid Ahmadi and Shaho Sadeghi, were released from Kamyaran prison. According to KHRN, Mehrdad Sabouri and Omid Ahmadi were released on Thursday, February 11 upon the leniency shown by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. They had served one-third of their…

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February 18, 2019

Teacher Union Member Arrested in Sanandaj

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Mokhtar Asadi, a member of the Kurdistan Teacher Association was detained on Thursday, February 14 and taken to an unknown location several hours after a protest gathering in front of the Kurdistan Provincial Education and Training Office in Sanandaj. According to a reliable source, the activist was returning home with his family wehn arrested and he…

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February 15, 2019

Protest Gathering of Teachers in Several Cities of Kurdistan

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)- Both retired and employed teachers held a protest gathering in front of the Kurdistan Provincial Education and Training department in Sanandaj on Thursday, February 14. The protestors were holding up signs with slogans such as “Learning mother tongue is every human’s right, Free education for all citizens, training system modifications, and the end of the privatisation program.” Teachers at the gathering…

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February 11, 2019

A Worker Lost his life in Gold Quarry Mine in Qorveh

Kurdistan Human Rights Network – A young worker lost his life due to fall from Mine Crusher at the Sargoyi gold mine in Qorveh in Kurdistan Province on February 08. The worker identified as Mohammad Reza Sadeghian, 22, married and from the village of Nayband of Qorveh. It should be noted that dozens of workers die annually due to the lack of adequate safety equipment in…

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January 25, 2019

The Protest Gathering of Municipality Workers in Mariwan Still Continues

On Thursday, January 24, the workers of the municipality of Mariwan gathered in front of the municipality building for the fourth consecutive day in protest to their delayed salaries. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), a group of workers from the municipality of Mariwan continued their protest a 6-months delay in payment of their salaries and overtime bonuses due to the…

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December 21, 2018

Four Kurdish Labour Activists Transferred to Prison to Serve Their Sentence

Four labour activists from Kamyaran were transferred to Kamyaran prison to endure their sentence. They had been arrested in April of 2016 on charges of attending the International Labour Day Ceremony but released after a few days on bail. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that two labour activists, Aram Mohammadi and Shaho Sadeghi, were summoned to the Kamyaran Judiciary on December 18…

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December 21, 2018

A Kurdish Teacher Released on Bail

A teacher from Divandareh, Omid Shahmohammadi, who was arrested by the Inteligence bureau of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on 12 November 2018, was temporarily released on bail. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this Guild’s activist has been temporarily released on a bail of 100 million Tomans today on December 20 after 38 days of detention. The above-mentioned activist was interrogated…

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December 15, 2018

A Labour Activist Released on Bail

Zanyar Dabaghian, a labour activist from Sanandaj was temporarily released after 67 days of detention on a bail of 300 million Toman, on Thursday, December 13. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this activist, who had been transferred from the ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj to the quarantine of Sanandaj Central Prison on Wednesday, was released on Thursday, December 13,…

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PUBLICATIONS

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…

Extrajudicial executions: Ra’uf Sheikhi killing

Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN, or Network) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC, or Center):…

Monthly Report of January 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 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 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 September to 30 September.

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 five prisoners in September.

While four of these men were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, one was 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.

Femicide

On 7 September, a young woman was killed by her 70-year-old father over alleged “family disputes” in Ilam, Ilam Province.

Kolbars and tradesmen

In September, Fardin Rostamnezhad, a kolbar from Paveh, Kermanshah Province, died from his injuries almost 18 months after he was shot by border guards.

Additionally, at least three kolbars were injured by Iranian border forces; two were shot and one was beaten.

Detentions and arrests

Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 42 people, including activists, children, and members of dadkhah families (a Persian term used for victims’ relatives and survivors seeking truth and justice).

At least three of the detained civilians were sent to Naqadeh and Orumiyeh prisons to serve their sentences.

Sentences

In September, Iranian courts sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from fines to two years in prison.

Additionally, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Hatem Ozdemir, a Kurdish political prisoner with Turkish citizenship, on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh).

  • Executions
  • Femicide
  • Kolbars and tradesmen
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
Name From Charged with Execution date Execution location Explanation
1 Saber JamaliKangavarPremeditated murder1 Sept Hamadan Central Prison 29 years old, arrested about 5 years ago
2 Feyzollah Hosseinpour Shahin DejPremeditated murder 8 Sept Midandoab Central Prison Father of 3 children
3 Soleyman Ghahremani Shahin DejPremeditated murder 9 Sept Midandoab Central Prison 29 years old, arrested about 5 years ago
4 Sajjad Bandegi HarsinDrugs 10 SeptGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj 35 years old
5 Kam-Bakhsh MahmoudiBisotunPremeditated murder25 Sept Diezel Abad Prison in Kermanshah 34 years old, arrested 2 years ago
Name Incident location Incident date Explanation
1 Unknown Ilam 7 Sept The young woman was killed by her 70-year-old father, the motive for the murder was said to be “family disputes”
Name From Incident location Incident date Dead/Injured Explanation
1.0 Abdolrahman Gholami Sanandaj Hawraman 13 Sept Injured Beaten by border guards
2.0 Fardin Rostamnezhad Paveh Paveh 20 Sept KilledShot by border guards, his spinal cord was severed by the shooting and he died 18 months later. His 2 brothers were also wounded previously
3.0 Kamal Mahmoudi Bukan Baneh23 Sept Injured Shot by border guards
4.0 Shawki Bukan Baneh23 Sept Injured Shot by border guards
Name From Detention location Detention date Activity Location held and latest status
1 Siavash Soltani Mahabad Mahabad3 SeptJustice-seeking family member
2 Ramyar Aboubakri Mahabad Mahabad3 Sept16 years old, justice-seeking family member
3 Omid Ahmadnezhad Mahabad Mahabad3 Sept Singer and artist
4 Adel Kakeh Mahabad Mahabad3 SeptCivilian
5 Loghman Zangi Mahabad Mahabad4 SeptCivilian
6 Siamand Zangi Mahabad Mahabad4 SeptCivilianReleased on bail of 10 billion rials on 25 September
7Diako AziziOshnaviehOshnavieh4 SeptCivilian
8 Saadoun Sharifi Piranshahr Piranshahr4 SeptCivilian
9 Soleyman Choupani Piranshahr Piranshahr5 SeptCivilian
10 Ali Hosseinpour Piranshahr Piranshahr5 SeptCivilian
11Vahed Aboubakri Piranshahr Piranshahr5 SeptCivilian
12 Mardin Dehghani Marivan Marivan7 Sept 18-year-old civilian
13 Abdollah Ghanbarivand Piranshahr Piranshahr7 SeptCivilianTaken to Naqadeh prison to serve 3 years and 7 months of imprisonment
14 Mahmoud Ghanbarivand Piranshahr Piranshahr7 SeptCivilianTaken to Naqadeh prison to serve 3 years and 7 months of imprisonment
15 Foad MoradiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilian
16 Navid SharifiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilianReleased on bail on 24 September
17 Pedram MahmoudiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilianReleased on bail on 24 September
18 Farhad GhamariDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilian
19 Mohammad AminiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilian
20 Mozaffar DaraeiDivandarrehDivandarreh8 SeptCivilianReleased on bail on 24 September
21 Rashed Advaei Sarvabad Sarvabad8 SeptCivilian
22 Kamran Afsari Marivan Marivan10 SeptCivilian
23 Aram Sadeghi Sanandaj Sanandaj10 SeptCivilian
24 Mina Soltani Bukan Bukan11 SeptJustice-seeking family member
25Milad PiranoDivandarrehDivandarreh11 SeptCivilian
26 Reza AlaeiBanehBaneh11 Sept Filmmaker and director
27Ahmad HassanzadehBukanBukan15 SeptJustice-seeking family memberReleased on bail on 17 September
28 Arman NowshadiDivandarrehDivandarreh16 SeptCivilian
29 Amanj AhmadiDivandarrehDivandarreh16 SeptCivilian
30 Pouria HosseiniDivandarrehDivandarreh16 Sept 16-year-old civilian
31 Salah FathiDivandarrehDivandarreh17 SeptCivilian
32 Mani MohammadiDivandarrehDivandarreh17 SeptCivilian
33 Fardin MostafaeiSaqqezSaqqez18 Sept Saqqez Rudaw Telegram channel manager
34 Sina Mohammadi Balbanabad, Dehgolan County Balbanabad, Dehgolan County18 Sept Civil rights activist
35 Khalil AsghariDivandarrehDivandarreh19 SeptCivilian
36 Hossein FattahiGilan-e GharbGilan-e Gharb19 SeptCivilian
37 Zahed (surname unknown) Marivan MarivanMid SeptCivilian
38 Sayyad Darvishi Balu village of OrumiyehOrumiyehMid SeptJustice-seeking family memberTaken to Orumiyeh Central Prison to serve 8 months imprisonment
39 Amirhossein HaghjouyanSahnehSahneh23 SeptFamily member of Reza Rasaei
40Srwa ShiriBukanBukan25 Sept 22-year-old civilian
41Peyman ShiriBukanBukan25 Sept 19-year-old civilian
42 Fardin ShiriBukanBukan25 SeptCivilian
Name Resident of Charged with Date sentenced Issuing court Sentence Explanation
1 Farhad SheikhiSaqqez Propaganda activity against the state of the Islamic Republic of Iran Early Sept Court of Appeal 8 months imprisonment, 2 years ban on leaving the country, 2 years exile to his hometown, 2 years ban on living in Alborz and Tehran provinces
2Omid GhadimiDivandarreh Acting against national security through collaboration with a Kurdish opposition party, propaganda against the state, publishing lies with the intention of disturbing the public mind 16 Sept Court of Appeal One year suspended imprisonment and payment of 3 million Tomans fine
3 Hatem OzdemirKurdistan of Turkey Enmity against God 16 Sept Supreme Court Confirmation of death sentence
4 Aziz Azizi Mahabad Helping the criminal to avoid trial and conviction22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 1 year imprisonment Father of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. This sentence was previously issued at the middle of July this year
5 Parshang Azizi Mahabad Helping the criminal to avoid trial and conviction22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 1 year imprisonment Sister of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. The verdict was issued at the middle of July this year
6 Hossein Abbasi Mahabad Helping the criminal to avoid trial and conviction22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 1 year imprisonmentBrother-in-law of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to death. The verdict was issued at the middle of July this year
7Saber Khoda-Moradi MahabadAssembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security22 Sept Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province Confirmation of the sentence of 2 years imprisonment The sentence was previously issued at the middle of July this year
8 Mohammadreza Gheytarani Mahabad Collaboration with one of the Kurdish parties in opposition of the Iranian government24 SeptBranch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad 6 months imprisonment
9 Mahmoud RasoulpourOshnavieh Communication and membership in one of the Kurdish parties in opposition of the Iranian government Late SeptIslamic Revolutionary Court in Oshnavieh 2 years imprisonment