Five Kurdish political and religious prisoners were beaten up by dozens of Prisoner of Dangerous Crimes and authorities in ward 1 (Psychotherapy Section) of Orumiyeh Central Prison before being transferred to solitary confinement cells. “On Wednesday, October 18, five Kurdish political and religious prisoners- including Kamran Sheikh, Khosrow Besharat, Anwar Khezari, Ramin Roozban and Siamak Ashrafi- detained in ward 1 (Psychotherapy Section) were severely…
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A political prisoner detained in Ward 12 of Orumiyeh Central Prison was transferred to solitary confinement on the orders of prison authorities for unknown reasons. “On Sunday, October 14, Mustafa Davoodi, a Kurdish political prisoner detained in ward 12 (section dedicated to political prisoners) in Orumiyeh Prison, was transferred to solitary confinement for unknown reasons,” an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). “This political…
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Over the past few days, the Border Regiment at the border between Paveh and Nosoud have reportedly banned people from commuting after 9 pm in addition to carrying out military manoeuvres in order to create an atmosphere of fear and terror in the streets of Nosoud. “Following a rigorous verbal conflict between Kolbars and the border guards in the Ghalaga area at Nosoud Border where…
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In the past days, following the strike and protest of Baneh citizens to the killing of two Kurdish Kolbars, there is high security alert in Baneh city due to the presence of numerous anti-riot forces (Riot Police). Moreover, a number of political and civil activists have gone on a 3-day hunger strike in protest to continuous killing of Kurdish Kolbars by Iranian border guards…
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Ramazan Ahmad Kamal, a political Kurdish political prisoner from Kobane who was transferred to Qazvin’s Central Prison last September without the completion of his treatment course from Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, has been deprived of follow-up treatment in the prison. As a result, his health has been critical during the past few days due to suffering from postoperative infection in his arm. According to…
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Over the past few months since being released from a 17-day detention, Farzaneh Jalali (Kurdish civil activist) she has been repeatedly summoned by the News Office of the Intelligence Ministry in Kermanshah via telephone calls and threatened her to consent to cooperation with this organisation. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the above-mentioned Kurdish civil activist has been summoned for interrogations four times…
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After spending 10 days in solitary confinement at the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, Ali Mohammadi has been transferred back to Ward 12 of Orumiyeh central prison. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Sunday, August 20, Ali Mohammadi Moghaddam was transferred back to Ward 12 of Orumiyeh Central Prison after spending 10 days in solitary confinement. On August 10, he had been referred…
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Kurdish political prisoners are being put under increased pressure by the Prison Intelligence authorities, according to recently released reports. During the past few days, Bashir Pirmavanah, political prisoners detained in Ward 13 of the Orumiyeh Central Prison has been summoned, interrogated and threatened for several hours by Intelligence authorities located in prison due to communicating with political prisoners. During the interrogation, the Office of the Special…
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A Kurdish prisoner, who had referred to the prison health centre was beaten up by a number of agents and prisoners during the past few days, after an argument with the authorities before being transferred to solitary confinement in the central prison in Orumiyeh. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Wednesday night,9 August, a Kurdish prisoner known as Ali Mohammadi who was detained…
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In 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 October to 31 October.
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 based on a review of news and reports provided by the KHRN and a review of reports from other human rights organisations and news agencies.
Executions
According to KHRN’s findings, Iran executed at least nine prisoners on drug-related charges in the prisons of Hamadan, Rasht, Khorramabad, Karaj and Khoy during the month of October.
These are the executions the KHRN has been informed of by its sources. However, the number of those executed is likely to be higher.
Civilian killings
On 28 October, Iranian state news agencies reported that a 16-year-old girl, Armita Geravand, had died after spending 28 days in a coma in the intensive care unit of Tehran’s Fajr Hospital.
Geravand was transferred to a military hospital on 1 October, and numerous news reports stated that she had been physically assaulted by government agents on the Shohada line of the Tehran metro because of her hijab.
According to various reports, Geravand had “no vital signs” from the moment she was admitted to the hospital and remained in a coma throughout her stay.
The British newspaper The Guardian reported on 5 October, citing two eyewitnesses, that Geravand had been subjected to a “physical assault” by a female morality police officer in a metro carriage. According to one witness, the morality police officer ‘violently pushed her’ after an argument.
Additionally, Iranian security forces arrested at least 15 activists and civilians, including Mohammad Geravand, a relative of Armita Geravand, during the teenager’s funeral at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran on 29 October.
Femicide
At least four women have been killed by their male family members in Sardasht, Piranshahr, Bukan and Orumiyeh in the past month.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In October, at least three kolbars were shot dead and 13 others injured by Iranian border guards in the western border areas of the country.
Landmine explosions
On 17 October, Peshawa Aliyar, a civilian from Baneh, was killed by a landmine explosion in Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Work-related accidents
On 20 October, Martin Hossein-Panahi, a 16-year-old child labourer, was killed in a factory accident in Sanandaj.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout October, Iranian forces arrested at least 29 activists and civilians, at least two of whom were imprisoned.
Prison sentences
Last month, Iranian courts sentenced at least 11 people to prison terms ranging from four months to 10 years.
Also, civilian Gholamreza Rasaei and Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Askari were sentenced to death.
Askari, who was previously sentenced to death in absentia by the Branch Two of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, on charges of “armed insurrection” through membership of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), was sentenced to death again following a retrial request and several in-person court sessions at the same branch.