Iran has released Kurdish female civil rights activist Asrin Mohammadi, who was detained during the recent mass arrests of Kurdish civilians and activists, on bail on 18 February. Asrin Mohammadi, who was detained in Tehran on the first day of the wave of arrests on 9 January, was released on a bail of 100 million Iranian Tomans – nearly 3850 USD – from Orumiyeh Central…
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A female political prisoner, who had been imprisoned for membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been recently released after serving three and a half years in Iran, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Iranian Kurdish Baran Behzad from Orumiyeh, who had left the PKK in October 2017 to turn herself in, had been arrested by the forces of the Intelligence Organisation…
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A total of 12 Kurdish female artists and activists are among dozens of people detained and summoned by Iranian security forces in the Kurdish region of the country since 9 January. The new wave of arrests of Kurdish civilians and activists saw more than 100 people arrested since its launch more than a month ago.Six female activists Darya Talebani, Asrin Mohammadi, Azimeh Naseri, Rozhin Mohammadpour,…
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A woman has been murdered in an “honour killing” by two men of her family in Gangachin, a village of Orumiye in West Azerbaijan Province, western Iran, on 3 February, information taken from an oral source of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).Ashraf Nik Khouei, the victim of the “honour-killing” was 32-year-old and the mother of three, said the source. “She was forced to…
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Sonya Dehghan, a young woman, has been murdered by her family in an alleged “honour killing” in Sardasht, in western Iran, on 13 January.A source in Sardasht told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “The 24-year- old Sonia Dehghan, who had recently separated from her second husband, was living with her 6- year-old son in the old house of her grandparents in Sardasht….
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An branch of Prosecutor’s Office in Kermanshah has filed a lawsuit against five members of the Kurdish female music band called Glaris due to their joint performance with a female singer and the publishing music videos of the performance online.The members of the group had previously been summoned to the city’s Islamic “morality police” for a similar reason and questioned about their artistic activities…
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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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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…
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 April to 30 April.
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 six prisoners in April, four on drug-related charges and two for “premeditated murder”.
The executions took place in prisons in Orumiyeh, Hamadan, Kerman, Karaj, Saqqez, and Ardabil.
*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.
Landmine explosions
In the past month, landmine explosions killed a civilian in Gilan-e Gharb and injured another in Saqqez.
Kolbars and tradesmen
During this period, at least four kolbars were shot dead by Iranian border guards and 22 kolbars were injured.
Of the injured, 18 were shot by Iranian border guards, two fell from heights at the border, one was beaten and one was injured during the pursuit of the border guards.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout April, Iranian forces arrested at least 45 civilians, including eight activists, a journalist, and a former political prisoner.
At least 13 of the detained civilians were sent to prisons in Oshnavieh and Naqadeh to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
In the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least 10 people to punishments ranging from three months to 10 years in prison.
Among those sentenced was Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was sentenced to five years of exile imprisonment in Babak, Kerman Province, by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran after one year and seven months of detention.