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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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 August 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions In August, Iran executed at least seven Kurdish civilians in prisons in Salmas, Orumiyeh, Kermanshah, Harsin,…
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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 July 2021. The following are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. ExecutionsIn July, Iran carried out the death penalties of eight prisoners on charges of drugs and…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in June 2021. Followings are the information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the KHRN in regards to these violations. Executions On 30 June, Iran carried out the death penalty of prisoner Mohammad Taher Soleimani in Mahabad Prison. The 65-year-old prisoner…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that various human rights violations have taken place in Iranian Kurdistan in May 2021. In addition to these violations, the KHRN has also collected information on the difficulties Iranian Kurdish asylum seekers and workers face in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Following are the information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that various human rights violations have taken place in Iranian Kurdistan in April 2021. According to the information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the KHRN, five prisoners have been executed by Iran and two civilians have been shot dead by security forces in April. At least 19 Kurdish civilians and activists have…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that various human rights violations have taken place in Iranian Kurdistan in March 2021. According to the information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the KHRN, one Kurdish prisoner has been executed by Iran, a civilian has been shot dead by the police, and three Kolbars have lost their lives carrying goods…
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In February, 10 Kurdish activists were detained and 12 activists who had previously been released on bail were sentenced to prison terms. Also three people – including two military personnel – lost their lives in landmine explosions while three others were injured in the past month. Furthermore, three Kurdish civilians were killed by Iranian security forces. Detentions In February, 10 Kurdish activists were arrested by the…
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Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) demonstrate the human rights violations committed by Iran against Kurds in the first month of the year as 101 have been arrested, six have lost their lives while trading across borders, one shot dead by the police, and a man executed in prison. According to information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the…
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The whereabouts of Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou, a Kurdish political prisoner scheduled for execution this morning, remain unknown after he was transferred from Orumiyeh Central…
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Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou, a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death, was transferred to solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central Prison on 16 April in preparation…
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The Iranian authorities have executed three prisoners from Kermanshah Province who had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network…
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The Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Nasser Bekrzadeh, a 25-year-old Kurdish man from Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, who had been sentenced…
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Yadegar Rahimnezhad, a 41-year-old prisoner from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, was executed today in Kerman Central Prison on drug-related charges. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network…
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Seven Kurdish civilians from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, have been provisionally released on bail from prisons in Mahabad and Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, while…
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Three prisoners are at imminent risk of having their four fingers amputated after the judicial authorities in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, announced that a…
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Taha Hassani, a 23-year-old man from Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, was executed in the city prison on 7 April on charges of “premeditated murder”….
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Eight labour and civil rights activists appeared today before Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, facing charges of “propaganda…
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Branch Nine of the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou, a Kurdish political prisoner from Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan Province….
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 March to 31 March.
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 a prisoner, Arshad Farzadband, on charges of “premeditated murder” in Orumiyeh Central Prison in March.
*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.
Kolbars
In the second half of March, at least one man was killed by Iranian border forces and another died in a road accident while working as a kolbar in the border areas of Baneh and Salas-e Babajani.
Civilian killings
In March, a civilian, Mohammad Hosseinzadeh, was killed by Iranian police in Orumiyeh.
Deaths in prisons and detention facilities
During this period, Kamran Kazemi, a 38-year-old Kurdish man from Kermanshah, died in suspicious circumstances in the Criminal Investigation Department detention centre in Orumiyeh.
While police officials have attributed his death to suicide, fellow detainees claim that he was tortured to death by officers.
Detentions and arrests
In March, Iranian forces arrested at least 59 people, at least two of whom were sent to prison to serve their sentences.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least two political prisoners, Hatem Ozdemir and Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou, to death on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) and “armed insurrection” (baghi), respectively.