Special reports Archives – KHRN

April 2, 2026

Iran: Thousands of prisoners at risk

Detainees Face Dual Threat of Government Atrocities, US/Israeli Attacks Thousands of detainees in Iran, including political prisoners and children, are at risk of injury and death from US and

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February 12, 2026

KHRN documents 240 Kurdish deaths in 2026 protests in Iran

At least 240 Kurdish citizens have been confirmed killed during the violent suppression of the recent protests across Iran, marking one of the deadliest episodes of state repression in the history of

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January 28, 2026

Kurdish citizens killed in protests across Iran

Following mass protests that began on 28 December 2025 and continued widely for at least two weeks across cities in Iran, thousands of people were killed during the crackdown carried out by the

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January 19, 2026

At least 150 Kurdish citizens killed in Iran protest crackdown

Thousands of protesters have been killed and many more injured by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces since the protests erupted across Iran on 28 December 2025. Due to an ongoing internet

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January 13, 2026

Hundreds killed as Iran protests continue amid internet blackout

Hundreds of people have been killed during ongoing protests in Iran that began on 28 December 2025, with some sources suggesting the death toll may be in the thousands, according to information

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January 8, 2026

Eleven Kurdish citizens killed as protests spread; dozens injured, hundreds arrested

A new wave of widespread anti-government protests, which began on 28 December 2025 and continues to this day, has seen 11 Kurdish citizens killed by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military and

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December 5, 2025

Annual report on violations against Kurdish women in Iran

On the Occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women This report has been prepared to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against

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December 14, 2024

Special report: 11 Kurdish civilians, activists on death row, 8 more awaiting verdicts

At present, 11 Kurdish political activists and civilians are imprisoned under death sentences, with at least eight others facing the risk of receiving similar sentences. Some of these individuals

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November 25, 2024

KHRN’s special report on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The following report, published to mark 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, documents cases of femicide, arrests, sentencing, dismissals of Kurdish women

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NEWS

Political prisoners protest poor prison food in Orumiyeh

Political prisoners in the “Ershad” security ward of Orumiyeh Central Prison have refused prison food in protest at its poor…

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Kurdish man held incommunicado week after arrest without warrant

Yousef Karimi, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been held incommunicado for one week following his arrest…

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Kurdish couple held in secret over Starlink use transferred to Hamadan prison

Zeynab Azizi and Sirwan Amini, a Kurdish couple from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, have been transferred to Hamadan Central Prison after…

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Kurdish man denied family contact, legal counsel two weeks after arrest

Diako Ayazi, a Kurdish citizen from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, remains detained incommunicado two weeks after being arrested by Islamic Revolutionary…

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Iran court sentences young Kurdish protester to death

Mohsen Eslamkhah, a 20-year-old Kurdish citizen who was arrested in connection with the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising in Bukan, has…

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Kurdish man remains forcibly disappeared 10 months after wartime arrest

Saeid Safaei, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been missing for nearly 10 months after being arrested…

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IRGC Intelligence forces shoot, detain Tehran man during home raid

Mohammad Ebadi, a citizen from Tehran, has been shot in the hand and arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…

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Prisoner faces imminent execution after death sentence upheld

Yaghoub Karimpour, an Azerbaijani Turkic citizen and member of the Yarsan religious minority with disabilities, faces imminent execution after the…

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Political prisoners face execution risk amid escalating conflict

Concerns over the safety of prisoners, particularly political prisoners, have sharply intensified following the onset of US and Israeli military…

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IRGC intelligence forces shoot detainees before transfer to Tehran prisons

The intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have shot detained civilians in the hands and legs before…

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Four Kurdish citizens detained, fate unknown amid wartime strikes

Security forces have arrested four Kurdish citizens in Mahabad and Piranshahr, in West Azerbaijan Province, and transferred them to undisclosed…

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