An Iranian Kurdish refugee was killed by her Kurdish husband on “the pretext of defending his honor,” a source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to the source, the family has been seeking asylum in Turkey for about a year. The woman, who was stabbed with a knife multiple times in a southern Istanbul city, was a 26-years-old woman and her husband is 36. The…
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“Parvin Adwai”, a civil activist, was arrested by security forces at her home in Marivan a few days ago. A reliable source in the city of Marivan has told Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “On Saturday, July 27, 2019, plainclothes forces raided Parvin Adwai’s home in Marivan and arrested her while searching the house before transferring her to an unknown location.” Parvin Adwai has been…
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Arasteh Ranjbar and Nazdar Vathnkhah, two Kurdish women sentenced to execution on the charge of murder, were hanged on On the morning of July 23, 2019 at Orumiyeh Central Prison. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the two detainees were transferred to solitary confinement cells a day before their execution and executed on Tuesday morning with the presence of the victim’s “blood…
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Arasteh Ranjbar and Nazdar Vathnkhah, two women sentenced to execution on the charge of murder, have been summoned by the execution office of the Orumiyeh Central Prison and told that their death sentences would be carried out in a month if the “blood owners (Oliya-e-dam)” did not show leniency towards them. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the two prisoners were sentenced…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Zeynab Jalalian a political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment who is held at Khoy prison, is deprived of the right to medical treatment and furlough. A reliable source told KHRN that “Unfortunately, the health condition of Zeynab Jalalian -who has been imprisoned for the past 12 years- is deteriorating. This political prisoner has been suffering from pterygium (a pinkish, triangular…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): The status of two Kurdish civilians knownas Zahra Mohammadi and Iran Rahpeykar still remains uncertain as they are held by temporary arrest warrant in Sanandaj Correctional Centre while the political prisoner ‘Sahar Kazemi’ deprived of the right to leave and conditional release. KHRN has been informed that Zahra Mohammadi, a civil activist and a member of the Nozhin cultural-social association…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A group of civil activists were arrested in Marivan by law enforcement forces following a peaceful protest to end violence against women on May 16, 2019. “The violence against women has been intensified recently, they are either killed by their relatives or by unknown people. For hundreds of years, women have fallen victim to male-dominated cultures and they are being…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A Kurdish civilian, “Sarah Zahmatkesh”, was arrested by Security forces in Paveh. “Sara Zahmatkesh, 24, and a resident of Tin village of Paveh was arrested by a team of security forces on Apr 22, 2019, at her shop in Paveh and she was transferred to an unknown location” a reliable source told KHRN. However, her family is still unaware of the…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Maghboleh Sakanvand, a Kurdish civilian from Mako who was detained three months ago, is still in prison. According to information obtained by KHRN, this young woman, who was a member of the opposition parties, was arrested after her return to Iran despite her family coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) which was informed of her return prior her…
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The Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in August 2023.
Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report.
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in August 2023.
Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report.
Executions
According to these findings, Iran executed at least 13 prisoners over the past month in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Khorramabad, Karaj, Hamadan, and Dezful.
While three prisoners were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, 10 were executed for drug-related offences.
These are the executions of which the KHRN has been informed by its sources. However, the number of those executed is likely to be higher.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In August, at least four kolbars were killed and 16 were injured in the country’s western border areas.
Of these, 18 were shot by Iranian border guards and one was killed after he was hit by a military vehicle of the border forces.
In addition, one kolbar was injured after being shot by Iraqi border forces in the Choman border of Baneh on 7 August.
Killings of civilians
On 17 August, a Kurdish soldier from Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, was shot dead at a military base in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province.
Work accidents
Over the past month, at least six workers lost their lives in work accidents in Qasr-e Shirin, Tabriz, Saqqez, Maku, Javanrud and Ilam.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout August, Iranian forces arrested at least 60 civilians, including activists, journalists, Kurdish Sunni clerics and two children.
Two of these civilians were detained to serve prison sentences in Ilam and Naqadeh.
Prison sentences
Over the past month, Iranian courts sentenced at least 10 people to prison terms ranging from six months to a total of 16 and a half years.
Half of these sentences were handed down by Branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province.