Hiwa – Database of Political Prisoners
List of detainees
Hiwa means “Hope” in Kurdish Sorani. Hiwa aims to serve as a comprehensive database on Kurdish political prisoners in Iran, illuminating their cases and striving to bring light to the darkened corners of prisons.
Ashkan Abkhou
Born: Saqqez, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Unknown
Arrest Date: 2026-06-15
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Detained
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Asti Mohammadi
Born: Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Released
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Awat Babakhani
Born: Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Unknown
Arrest Date: 2025-04-15
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Detained
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Awat Karami
Born: Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Environmental Activist
Arrest Date: 2026-08-09
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Detained
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Awat Nouri
Born: Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province
Field of activity: Unknown
Arrest Date: 2026-08-15
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Detained
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Awat Rostami
Born: Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province
Arrest Date: 2026-03-06
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Released on bail
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Ayat Gholami
Born: Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province
Field of activity: Sunni Activist
Arrest Date: 2025-04-23
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Detained
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Ayda Amouei
Born: Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Civil Rights Activist
Arrest Date: 2025-01-16
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Released on bail
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Ayoub Rasouli
Born: Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province
Field of activity: Civil Rights Activist
Arrest Date: 2024-12-15
Charged With: Membership of a group or assembly with the intention of disrupting national security/ Membership of opposition groups
Current Status: Detained
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Azad Khadem
Born: Saqqez, Kurdistan Province
Field of activity: Labour/Trade Union Activist
Arrest Date: 2024-11-25
Charged With: Unknown
Current Status: Detained
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