Monthly Reports Archives – KHRN

June 1, 2025

Monthly Report of May 2025

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 May to 31 May. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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May 1, 2025

Monthly Report of April 2025

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 April to 30 April. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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April 1, 2025

Monthly Report of March 2025

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 March to 31 March. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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March 1, 2025

Monthly Report of February 2025

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 February to 28 February. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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February 1, 2025

Monthly Report of January 2025

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 January to 31 January. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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January 3, 2025

Monthly Report of December 2024

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 December to 31 December. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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December 1, 2024

Monthly Report of November 2024

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 November to 30 November. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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November 1, 2024

Monthly Report of October 2024

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…

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October 1, 2024

Monthly Report of September 2024

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 September to 30 September. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…

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NEWS

Iran intensifies crackdown in Kurdistan: civilians, activists targeted

As the unprecedented conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran enters its 11th day, reports from cities across Iranian Kurdistan reveal a…

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Security forces arrest nine Kurdish civilians in Mahabad

Security forces have arrested nine Kurdish civilians in Mahabad and surrounding villages in West Azerbaijan Province in recent days, with no information disclosed about…

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Tortured Kurdish civilian ordered to report to Bukan court to begin sentence

Diako Yazdan-Panah, a Kurdish civilian from Bukan in West Azerbaijan Province, has been summoned to begin serving a two-year prison sentence previously issued by…

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Kurdish civilian arrested after summons by Ministry of Intelligence

Foad Moradi, a Kurdish man from the village of Kileh Kabud in Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province, was arrested on 15 June after being summoned to…

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Kurdish activist sentenced to six months in prison in Sanandaj

Kurdish labour rights activist Amjad Geryakhiz has been sentenced to six months in prison and handed a two-year suspended sentence by the Islamic Revolutionary…

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Three prisoners executed for drug-related offences in Karaj

Iran has executed three prisoners, Masoud Nasseri, Ardeshir Soltan-Abadi, and Sajjad Moradi Motlagh, for drug-related offences at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province….

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Iran executes two prisoners for drug-related offences in Karaj

Iran has executed prisoners Karim Hemmati and Hamzeh Yari for drug-related offences at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province. The men were transferred…

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Iran executes nine prisoners accused of Islamic State group membership

Iran’s judiciary announced on Tuesday that nine prisoners accused of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group had been executed. The statement, published by…

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Four prisoners at risk of imminent finger amputation in Orumiyeh, Tabriz

Four prisoners, Morteza Esmaeilian, Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Shahivand and Mehdi Sharafian, who were sentenced to the amputation of four fingers on their right hands,…

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Kurdish prisoner of conscience on 19th day of hunger strike after removal from open prison

Kurdish prisoner of conscience Iraj Sofi-Mohammad has been on hunger strike since 22 May after being removed from an open prison facility in Mahabad,…

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Brother-in-law of Verisheh Moradi arrested amid rising pressure on family

Karim Asghari, a former political prisoner and the brother-in-law of Verisheh Moradi (Wirishe Moradi), a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, was arrested by…

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Monthly Report of May 2025

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 May to 31 May.

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

Iran executed at least 15 prisoners in May, nine being on drug-related charges and six on charges of “premeditated murder”.

The majority of these executions took place 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

At least four Kurdish women were reported to be victims of femicide in May. Two were killed by their husbands, one by her son-in-law and one by a suitor.

All four cases occurred in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, and the method of murder in all cases was gunshot.

Kolbars

Last month, at least three kolbars were shot dead by Iranian border guards in the border areas of Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces, while two others were wounded in the border areas of Kurdistan Province.

Detentions and arrests

In May, Iranian forces arrested at least 27 people, six of whom were sent to prison to serve their sentences.

According to the information obtained by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), at least seven of the remaining 21 detainees were released on bail, while the situation of the other 14 remains unknown.

Sentences

During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least seven people to prison sentences ranging from eight months to two years.

Also, the Supreme Court rejected the second appeal for a retrial of Hatem Ozdemir, a Kurdish political prisoner with Turkish citizenship, and upheld his death sentence.

Ozdemir was sentenced to death in May 2024 by Branch Three of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, presided over by Judge Najafzadeh, on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh). In September 2024, Branch Nine of the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

With this latest rejection, Ozdemir’s execution is now even more imminent.

Additionally, in May, Branch 31 of the Court of Administrative Justice upheld the dismissal of Somayyeh Akhtar-Shomar, a 37-year-old Kurdish teacher from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, with 17 years of service.

The original decision to dismiss the Kurdish teacher was taken on 17 March 2024 by the Primary Disciplinary Committee of Civil Servants in Kurdistan Province.

  • Executions
  • Femicide
  • Kolbar deaths
  • Kolbar injuries
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withDate of ExecutionLocation of Execution
1Rouhollah MoradianKuhdasht, Lorestan ProvinceDrug trafficking7 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
2Mehran Nasri ZarSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvincePremeditated murder12 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
3Moshir OsmanzadehOrumiyeh, West Azerbaijan ProvincePremeditated murder12 MayOrumiyeh Central Prison
4Reza MiriHarsin, Kermanshah ProvinceDrug trafficking12 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
5Sajjad MoradiNurabad, Lorestan ProvinceDrug trafficking12 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
6Kourosh JaliliKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvincePremeditated murder12 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
7Goran GhaderiMarivan, Kurdistan ProvinceDirect commission of premeditated murder20 MaySanandaj Central Prison
8Yousef EsmaeiliSardasht, West Azerbaijan ProvinceDrug trafficking20 MayBandar Abbas Central Prison
9Yasser JalilianKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvincePremeditated murder20 MayKermanshah Central Prison
10Morad Dalaei MilanChaldoran, West Azerbaijan ProvinceDrug trafficking26 MayMaku Prison
11Farman KoushkiKuhdasht, Lorestan ProvincePremeditated murder26 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
12Rahim AmiriHarsin, Kermanshah ProvinceDrug trafficking27 MayKaraj Central Penitentiary
13Amir EbrahimiHarsin, Kermanshah ProvinceDrug trafficking27 MayKaraj Central Penitentiary
14Abbas LakiNurabad, Lorestan ProvinceDrug trafficking28 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
15Hojjat HavasizadehKuhdasht, Lorestan ProvinceDrug trafficking28 MayGhezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
NameDate of IncidentLocation of IncidentExplanation
1Batoul Mohammadi1 MayKermanshah, Kermanshah Provincemurderer: husband, method of murder: gunshot, her mother and son were also killed in the shooting, husband then committed suicide
2Fatemeh Mohammadi1 MayKermanshah, Kermanshah Provincemurderer: son-in-law, method of murder: gunshot, her daughter and grandson were also killed in the shooting, son-in-law then committed suicide
3Samira Nourbakhsh3 MayKermanshah, Kermanshah Province37 years old, murderer: suitor, method of murder: gunshot, reason: rejection of marriage proposal
4Unknown16 MayKermanshah, Kermanshah Provincemurderer: husband, method of murder: gunshot, reason: family dispute, husband also killed brother-in-law and injured father-in-law
NameFromKilled/DeathDate of IncidentLocation of IncidentExplanation
1Arman RayzanMarivan, Kurdistan ProvinceKilled10 MayMarivan, Kurdistan ProvinceShot by Iranian border guards
2Mohammad RahimiPaveh, Kermanshah ProvinceKilled25 MayDarvaleh, Kermanshah ProvinceShot by Iranian border guards
3Kourosh MoradiSarvabad, Kurdistan ProvinceKilled27 MaySarvabad, Kurdistan ProvinceShot by Iranian border guards
NameFromType of InjuryDate of IncidentLocation of IncidentExplanation
1Rizgar Vatan-DoustSarvabad, Kurdistan ProvinceWounded27 MaySarvabad, Kurdistan ProvinceShot by Iranian border guards
2Mehran FattahiWounded28 MayBaneh, Kurdistan ProvinceShot by Iranian border guards
NameFromActivityDate of ArrestLocation of ArrestLocation held and latest status
1Ebrahim MardaniBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian3 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReleased on bail
2Azhdar Piri SarmanlouChaldoran, West Azerbaijan ProvinceMedia activist4 MayKaraj, Alborz ProvinceImprisoned to serve 1 year in Karaj prison
3Musa YadyarBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian4 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReleased on bail
4Hamzeh YadyarBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian4 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReleased on bail
5Mohammad Mohammadi (Sheikhali)Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian4 MayPiranshahr, West Azerbaijan ProvinceImprisoned to serve 2 years in Naqadeh prison
6Milad NasseriBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian6 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceImprisoned to serve 1 and 6 months year in Bukan prison
7Omid EbrahimiOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian7 MayOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province.
8Yasser SharifianOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian7 MayOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province.
9Rashid FaghizadehOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian7 MayOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReleased on bail
10Ali DaneshiBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian9 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan Province.
11Samrand VojoudiMahabad, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian9 MayMahabad, West Azerbaijan Province.
12Towfigh (Chiya) AminiMahabad, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian11 MayMahabad, West Azerbaijan Province.
13Azim YadegariDehloran, Ilam ProvinceDetainee of 2022 anti-government protests14 MayTehran, Tehran ProvinceImprisoned to serve 10 years in Ilam prison
14Aziz AbdollahzadehBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian15 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan Province.
15Omid AbdollahzadehBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian15 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan Province.
16Armin Khoda-MoradiSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceCivilian16 MaySanandaj, Kurdistan Province.
17Mohammad HoushmandMarivan, Kurdistan ProvinceCivil rights activist17 MayMarivan, Kurdistan Province.
18Vahab KhediripourMahabad, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian19 MayMahabad, West Azerbaijan ProvinceImprisoned to serve 8 months in Mahabad prison
19Farshad FarajiTakab, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian19 MayTakab, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReleased on bail
20Mahsa ZareiKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvinceCivil rights activist25 MayKermanshah, Kermanshah Province.
21Bafrin MaroufiBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian25 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceImprisoned to serve 4 months and 7 days in Orumiyeh prison
22Barzan MalekiSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceReligious activist25 MayHamadan, Hamadan ProvinceReleased on bail
23Simko YousefiBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivil rights activist, Kurdish language teacher26 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan Province.
24Jalal VafaeiBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian26 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan Province.
25Fardin VafaeiBukan, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian26 MayBukan, West Azerbaijan Province.
26Jalal FarajiOrumiyeh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian26 MayOrumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province.
27Rozhin KhoranOrumiyeh, West Azerbaijan ProvinceCivilian26 MayOrumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province.
28Shahab DarabiEslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah ProvinceBlogger27 MayEslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah ProvinceReleased on bail
NameFromType of ActivityCharges AgainstSentenceDate of SentenceIssuing CourtExplanation
1Salam MahmoudianSardasht, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReligious activistUnknown2 years imprisonment, fine of 200 million rials5 MaySpecial Clerical Court in Orumiyeh.
2Somayyeh Akhtar-ShomarMarivan, Kurdistan ProvinceTeachers’ union activistSupporting and advocating for hostile groups, publishing offensive material, spreading false news against the Islamic RepublicDismissal from work upheldMayBranch 31 of the Court of Administrative Justice.
3Hatem OzdemirKurdish civilian with Turkish citizenshipPolitical activistsEnmity against God (moharebeh)Death penalty15 MarBranch 39 of Supreme Court.
4Hassan KhezriSardasht, West Azerbaijan ProvinceReligious activistUnknown2 years imprisonment, fine of 200 million rials5 MaySpecial Clerical Court in Orumiyeh.
5Arman ShadivandDarrehshahr, Ilam ProvinceArtistInsulting the leader, propaganda against the state2 years imprisonment19 MayBranch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Ilam.
6Ghaneh KhateriSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceCivil rights activistPropaganda against the state8 months imprisonmentMayBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj.
7Mohammad RasoulpourOshnavieh, West Azerbaijan ProvincePolitical prisonerPropaganda against the state, collaboration with one of the Kurdistani parties1 year imprisonment24 MayBranch 101 of Second Criminal Court in Oshnavieh.
8Ayat GholamiKermanshah, Kermanshah ProvinceReligious activistPropaganda against the state, disturbing public mind2 years imprisonment24 MaySpecial Clerical Court in Hamadan.
9Zhiyan MiriSanandaj, Kurdistan ProvinceEnvironmental activistCollaboration with one of the Kurdish parties opposing the Iranian government1 year imprisonment, fine of 500 million rialsLate MayBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj.