A representative of the Prosecutor General of Tehran visited Rajaee Shahr prison in Karaj on 20 January to investigate the case of Syrian Kurdish political prisoner Ramazan Ahmad, who had complained about the extreme physical abuse that he had received at the hands of prison officers at the prison, after which he spent six days in coma, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights…
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A Kurdish political prisoner who originally comes from Kobane (Syrian Kurdistan), Ramazan Ahmad, has written a letter signed by 22 other prisoners detailing human rights violation for which they hold responsible officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Local human rights activists told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that Ahmad had been transferred to Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj district despite an urgent need…
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Iranian authorities of the Orumiyeh prison have forcefully transferred Kurdish political prisoner on hunger strike Mustafa Sabzi to a solitary confinement cell on 13 January. Kurdistan Human Rights Network contacted multiple sources and a local human rights source said that “the Iranian authorities of the prison use the solitary cells as a pressure mechanism to force defiant political prisoners to concessions.” The source said that “the…
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Kurdish political prisoner Bahman Dalayi Milan was transferred from solitary confinement at the ward 12 (political prisoners’ ward) at Orumiyeh prison and ended his hunger strike on 10 January, a source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “On 12 October 2015, Bahman Dalayi Milan was transferred from Khoy prison to Orumiyeh central prison. The governor of Orumiyeh prison ordered his transfer to ward 5 known…
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Kurdish political prisoner Ramezan Ahmad Kamal emerged from coma on 2 January but he remains unconscious. The medical staff have remained silent about the reasons of his coma, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). This prisoner was hospitalized in the emergency department Room 1 of the Emam Khomeyni hospital in Tehran. Previous report : Kurdish political prisoner Ramezan Ahmad Kamal taken into coma in…
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A reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that after 19 months of absolutely no news about the fate of 25-year-old Seywan Rahimi, a Kurdish political prisoner, the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran had informed his family that he has been detained in the Central Prison of Kermanshah and they can meet him after the order of the related…
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According to news from different cities of Iran, public rallies were held on 24 December to condemn Turkish government’s crimes against Kurdish civilians following a call of action by Kurdish political and civil activists urging solidarity with Kurds in northern Kurdistan (Turkey). In the cities of Ilam, Kermanshah (Kermashan), Sanandaj (Sine) and Tehran, a number of rallies were held despite security forces arresting protesters. Witnesses on…
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Family of Kurdish political prisoner Shaker Baghi traveled from the city of Van in Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey) to Iran’s Kashmar prison to meet their son following permission by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj on 14 December, but they had been harassed by the prison officials before meeting their son, a reliable Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) source said. Although the family had…
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In recent days, Dana Lanjabadi, a Kurdish activist, has received 50 lashes in the city of Marivan. A credible source in Marivan informed the Kurdistan Human Right Network that the verdict against Dana Lanjabadi, who has been held in Marivan prison for disturbing public order charge since last year, is carried out in Marivan in the past few days. Dana, a Kurdish activist and former BA…
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 June to 30 June.
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
In June, two women were killed by their husbands in Piranshahr and Sanandaj over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
During this period, at least two kolbars were shot dead and nine kolbars were injured by Iranian border guards.
Of the injured, three were shot while six others were beaten by the border guards.
Civilian killings
In early June, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by Iranian border guards in Oshnavieh.
On 2 June, Mohammad Ali Shiro was shot and wounded by border guards while collecting spring plants.
On 8 June, Jafar Gardi was shot and wounded by border guards on the suspicion of carrying contraband.
Landmine explosions
On 17 June, Hadi Ghoncheh-Doust, a civilian, was killed in a landmine explosion in Baneh.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout June, Iranian forces arrested at least 14 individuals, including two Yarsani civilians, an activist and a 73-year-old man.
At least two of the detained civilians were sent to Naqadeh Prison to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
Over the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from one year to three years and four months in prison.
Meanwhile, in early June, the Amnesty Commission overturned the death sentence of Kurdish Sunni cleric Mohammad Khezrnezhad.