Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in May 2022. The followings are the detailed information collected by the KHRN statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Kolbars and Tradesmen In May, forces of the Border Guards Command killed at least one kolbar and injured 12 others in…
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In April, Iranian border forces targeted kolbars in the country’s western border areas, killing several and injuring many. The last week of the month also saw several labour activists arrested by security forces ahead of the International Labour Day. Kolbars In the past month, forces of the Border Guards Command killed at least three kolbars and injured 35 others in the border areas. At least 36 of these…
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In March, Iranian security forces detained dozens of Kurdish activists and the individuals who organise annual Newroz (also Nowruz in Persian) celebrations in the Kurdish cities and villages in Iran. These activists were summoned by intelligence institutions, were threatened and were forced to sign written pledges prohibiting participants from using Kurdish symbols and playing happy and epic songs; such as the Kurdish national anthem. The pledges…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in February 2022. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions In February, Iran executed two prisoners in Eslamabad-e Gharb in Kermanshah province and Malekshahi in the…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in January 2022. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions In January, Iran executed three prisoners in the cities of Mehran, Eyvan-e Gharb, and Ilam in…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in December 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions In December, Iran executed six prisoners in the central prisons of the northwestern cities of Sanandaj,…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in November 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions On 3 November, Iran executed a prisoner named Manouchehr Kazemi in Ghezel Hesar Prison of Kermanshah. Kazemi,…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in October 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions On 10 October, Iran executed a prisoner named Mohammad Latifi in Dizel Abad Prison of Kermanshah. Latifi,…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in September 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. ExecutionsIn September, Iran executed 52-year-old prisoner Arshad Javdat in Zanjan Prison. Javdat, who was from Orumiyeh, West…
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Saman Pashaei, a former Iranian and world wrestling champion and university professor, was released from Saqqez Prison, in Kurdistan province, on a heavy bail…
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The first anniversary of the killing of Minoo Majidi, Reza Shahparnia, Farjad Darvishi, Mohsen Mohammadi and Zakaria Khiyal by the government was disrupted as…
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Reports from Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) sources indicate that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military-security forces continue to maintain their presence with light…
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Iranian security forces have arrested civilians Khabat Dehdar, Ramyar Dehdar, and Azad Abbasi, in the cities of Sanandaj and Dehgolan in Kurdistan Province and…
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Houshyar Babaei, a Kurdish journalist and owner of the Dangi Kurdistan newspaper in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence office…
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Widespread general strike On 16 September 2023, coinciding with the first anniversary of Iran’s killing of Jina Mahsa Amini and the beginning of the…
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Dozens of agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation raided a house in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, on 15 September and…
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Fardin Jafari, a 27-year-old civilian with mental disability, is in a critical condition after being shot in the head by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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In a continuation of arrests targeting the families of the victims of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, security forces today arrested Rezan Saedi and…
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The hunger-striking Kurdish political prisoner Keyvan Rashozadeh was transferred on 13 September from solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central Prison to the detention facility of…
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As the anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising approaches, there have been reports of significant deployments of special police forces and Islamic Revolutionary…
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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.