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 June 2022. The followings are the detailed information collected by the KHRN statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions In June, Iran executed at least 12 prisoners in Ilam, Kermanshah, Orumiyeh, and Karaj. These included eight prisoners who were executed…
Read moreThe families of some of the prisoners in the women’s ward of the Juvenile Detention Centre in Kermanshah spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) about the grave situation in the prison. The families say about 70 women and a child are currently being held in the ward’s five rooms. Most of these prisoners are forced to sleep on the floor due to the…
Read moreInvestigations 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…
Read moreIn 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…
Read moreIn 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…
Read moreInvestigations 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…
Read moreInvestigations 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…
Read moreThis report addresses the human rights situation in 2021 in relation to the Kurdish people in Iran. As in previous years, the rights of Kurdish people have continued to be violated due to their language, religions, culture, genders, sexual orientations, and class and political affiliations by the Islamic Republic’s discriminatory laws and repressive and violent crackdowns by its security, military, judicial, and executive institutions. The…
Read moreInvestigations 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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