This 2023 report details human rights violations of the Kurds in Iran. As in previous years, the violations span across the spectrum of linguistic, religious, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, class, and political discrimination under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The repressive and violent actions were employed by the security, military, judicial and executive institutions of the government. The statistics outline the number…
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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 December 2023 to 31 December 2023. The restrictive environment for independent…
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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 November to 30 November. The restrictive environment for independent human rights…
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Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (Network) and the “Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC): This case is a part of the collaborative documentation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network intends to gradually document cases of extrajudicial executions of Kurdish citizens and activists. For this purpose, the network has…
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Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (Network) and the “Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC): This case is a part of the collaborative documentation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network intends to gradually document cases of extrajudicial executions of Kurdish citizens and activists. For this purpose, the network has…
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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…
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Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN, or Network) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC, or Center): This case is a part of the collaborative documentation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network intends to gradually document cases of extrajudicial executions of Kurdish citizens and activists. For this…
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Joint Description of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre (ABC): This file is part of the joint documentary efforts of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC). KHRN intends to document cases of extrajudicial executions related to Kurdish civilians and activists over time. For this purpose, it has utilized…
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This report includes all the cases that the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has recorded and reported from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 September to 30 September 2023. Anniversary of anti-government protests September 2023 marked the first anniversary of the government’s killing of Jina Mahsa Amini and the beginning of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom in Kurdish) uprising. Starting…
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There is no information on the whereabouts of Kurdish civilians Hassan Shadab, Kaveh Khaki-Nahad, Mahmoud Ghaderi, Mansour Farash, Jamal Hosseinnezhad, and Shwana Shir-Beygi, who…
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Kurdish activists Amjad Geryakhiz and Ghaneh Khateri were sent to Sanandaj Central Prison on 7 July to begin serving sentences issued by the Islamic…
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Nasser Zomorrodi, a 38-year-old man from Ilam, Ilam Province, was arrested on 4 July after being summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence and transferred…
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Iranian border forces today shot and killed a 23-year-old kolbar, Khaled Mohammadi, in the border areas of Baneh, Kurdistan Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights…
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Several days after the arrest of Kurdish civil rights activist Malak Faraj-Beygi in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, there is still no information about her…
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Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced five Kurdish men – Ali (Soran) Ghassemi, Pezhman Soltani, Kaveh…
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Zhina Modares Gorji, a Kurdish journalist and prominent women’s rights activist, remains imprisoned eight months into a 16-month sentence, with only one period of…
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Ayhan Ebrahimi, a Kurdish nursing graduate from Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, was imprisoned in the city’s central prison on 1 July to serve a…
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The Ministry of Intelligence has arrested Esmaeil Sanyar, a former political prisoner and civil rights activist, in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province. The Kurdistan Human…
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Musa Omidi, a prominent Kurdish civil rights activist from Ilam, Ilam Province, has been arrested during a raid by the Intelligence Organisation of the…
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Motalleb Ahmadian, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a 30-year sentence, is in a critical health condition after consistently being denied access to life-saving medication…
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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 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.
Executions
Iran executed at least 11 prisoners in June, eight being on drug-related charges and three on charges of “collaboration and espionage for Israeil”.
Seven of these executions took place in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, and four in Orumiyeh Central Prison.
Kurdish prisoners Edris Ali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, who were executed on charges of “collaboration and espionage for Israeil”, were executed in secret, without being allowed final visits with their families.
Despite the fact that the Supreme Court had not yet formally communicated their death sentences to their lawyers, these three prisoners were executed in haste.
Contrary to the claims of the judiciary, the three prisoners, who worked as kolbars and tradesmen in border regions, denied all accusations of collaborating with Israel throughout their interrogations and court proceedings.
*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.
Civilian killings
On 26 June, Iranian police fatally shot Azad Ranaei, a 34-year-old Kurdish civilian from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.
Officers stopped his motorbike on Dr Hosseini Boulevard in Sanandaj and proceeded to search him. An argument broke out during the stop, after which one of the officers opened fire, killing Ranaei.
Femicide
In June, at least one Kurdish woman, Mahboubeh Delavari, was reported to have been a victim of femicide. The 42-year-old was killed by her husband, who hit her on the head with a flower pot.
Kolbars
Last month, at least one kolbar was shot dead and one other was wounded by Iranian border guards in the border areas of Baneh, Kurdistan Province.
Detentions and arrests
In June, Iranian forces arrested at least 45 people, including three former political prisoners, two activists and two dadkhah family members (a Persian term used for victims’ relatives and survivors seeking truth and justice).
It is also important to note that, since the recent Israeli attack, security forces in Iran have launched a renewed wave of repression in Kurdish regions, with dozens of civilians and activists arrested across several cities in Kurdistan.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Basij paramilitary forces, and special police units have set up checkpoints at the entrances to and exits from cities and are patrolling major roads, creating an atmosphere of fear.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Intelligence and the IRGC’s intelligence branch have summoned and threatened some Kurdish civilians and activists.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least four people to prison sentences ranging from two to 22 months.
Three of these sentences were handed down on charges related to alleged anti-state propaganda activities.