On Mondey, December 7, two young women were killed in the cities of Sardasht and Dehloran in the provinces of West Azerbaijan and Ilam . A reliable source in Sardasht confirmed the news to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network while stating that “a young woman named Wafa Abdullahzadeh, 39, a mother of two and a resident of Sardasht, was shot three times in front of…
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In recent days, the news of the murder of a woman from Sanandaj by her brothers has been published in the mass media. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained the information that Sargol Habibi was arrested by police in Sanandaj on Saturday, November 28, along with a man, and was handed over to her brothers. Law enforcement officials handed her over to…
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A 17-year-old girl from the village of “Koozeh Rash” in Salmas, named Rojin Khedri, who was beaten by her father, committed suicide this evening by hanging herself and lost her life. The child’s parents are said to have been separated years ago and she lived with her father.”Last night, this child was severely beaten by her father and this morning she went to one of…
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A Jeep vehicle was targeted by security forces near the village of Chavargah, Mahabad county, West Azerbaijan province, as a result of which all the four passengers of the car were killed, Sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to reports, on the evening of Tuesday, September 16th, special forces of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Hamzeh base of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
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On Monday, Aug 10, 2020, a Kurdish civil rights activist ‘Zahra Jamali’ was sent to Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah to serve her nine-month sentence, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The activist was summoned and interrogated by Kangavar Intelligence Office in March 2017 following the release of a video in opposition to the compulsory hijab. The next day, after being summoned…
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Child offender Arsalan Yassini who was arrested at the age of 17 on the charge of “premeditated murder” and sentenced to “retribution”(execution), was executed at the Orumiyeh Central Prison on August 17. The prisoner was transferred to solitary confinement a day earlier for the enforcement of execution sentence.”Arsalan Yassini, born in 1990 in Naqadeh, was arrested and sentenced to death when he was under…
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” Two children, Hemen Adwai and Kiomars Adwai from the village of Slen of Hewraman, Kurdistan province, were released from the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj on August 13, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). They were detained by security forces on July 18. On July 18, the two students were arrested in Sarvabad and Marivan cities after being summoned to…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Kurdish Woman women’s rights activist Hajar Saeedi was officially served with the notice of a five-year suspended sentence issued by the Branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, headed by Judge Saeedi.The verdict states that Ms Saeedi was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on charges of “acting against national security” through membership in the…
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Parsa Rostami, 17-year-old boy from Paveh who returned to Iran from the Kurdistan Region last week after receiving an “immunity letter”, was detained by security forces and transferred to the juvenile correction centre in Kermanshah after several days of interrogation, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The teenager was charged with “membership in a Kurdish opposition party” and the Paveh…
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 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 November to 30 November.
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 15 prisoners in November.
While 12 of the men were executed on drug-related charges, two were executed for “premeditated murder” and one for “rape”.
Of the 15 cases, seven were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province.
*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
During the past month, one woman was killed by her husband with a blow to the head and another was stabbed to death by her husband. Both cases took place in Ilam, Ilam Province, over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In November, one kolbar died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province; three other kolbars were shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud and Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province; and one suffered an ankle injury as a result of a landmine explosion in Nowsud.
Landmine explosions
On 14 November, a civilian, Ahmad Ali Mohammadi, was killed in a landmine explosion in Ilam, Ilam Province.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces have arrested at least 21 people, including activists and children.
At least seven of the detained civilians were sent to Mahabad, Tehran, Sanandaj, Marivan and Oshnavieh prisons to serve their sentences.
Sentences
In November, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to punishments ranging from three months in prison to the death penalty.
Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was among those sentenced to death. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran convicted her on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).