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,
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Following further arrests of Members of the Kurdistan Branch of the National Unity Party, two other members of the party including Farzad Hosseini and Pouria
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Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN): Three Kurdish political prisoners Ali Ahmad Suleiman, Yousef Kakamaemi and Aydin Ozchlik went on a one-day hunger strike at Tabriz Central Prison in protest to
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): On Sunday, February 17, Afshin Sheikholeslami Vatani was arrested by security forces at his family home in Sanandaj. His sister, Negin Sheikholeslami Vatani,
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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
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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,
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Sirwan Ghorbani, a member of the Central Council of National Unity Party in Kurdistan and environmental activist, was arrested by security forces in his home following the arrest of civil activists
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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
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Sima Moradi from Salmas was sentenced to nine months in prison on charges of membership in one of the Kurdish parties. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this Kurdish
Read moreIn its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish citizens 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 February to 28 February 2026.
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.
Femicide
Over the past month, two women were killed in separate femicide cases in Sanandaj and Marivan: one was stabbed to death by husband, while the other was shot several times after complaining about a man who was harassing her.
Detentions and arrests
In February, at least 63 individuals were arrested across Ilam, West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and Razavi Khorasan provinces. Those arrested included six children, six former political prisoners, an activist, a university student and an athlete, while in many cases their specific activities remain unknown.
Of the total number of arrests, 41 were made in Ilam Province, 12 in Kurdistan Province, five in Kermanshah Province, three in West Azerbaijan, and two in North Khorasan Province.
The fate of these individuals remains unknown, as their place of detention and legal status have not been disclosed.
Sentences
In February, Iranian courts handed down death sentences to at least three individuals, while the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of another.