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 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 the western province of Ilam, for “premeditated murder”.

One prisoner was executed in Oshnavieh, in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, over drug-related charges.

These are the cases on which the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed through its sources. But the number of those executed is likely to be higher.

Killings of Civilians

In January, Iranian security forces shot three civilians. Two of these civilians were injured and a seven years old child named Mizgin Palangi lost her life.

Femicide

On 27 January, a man killed his ex-wife and her mother and sister in Iran’s western Kermanshah.

Kolbars and Tradesmen

In January, one kolbar was shot and killed by border forces and one lost his life in an accident.

Additionally, at least 11 Kurdish kolbars were injured in this period.

Seven of these kolbars were injured following shootings by Iranian border forces in the country’s western borders. One kolbar fell from mountain heights, two were injured in a landmine explosion, and one was injured in an accident.

Landmine Explosions

In January, landmine blasts injured six civilians in Iranian Kurdistan.

Reportedly, four of these were children and two were kolbars.

Detentions and Arrests

Throughout January, Iranian security forces detained at least 46 people in Iranian Kurdistan.

These include many civilians, nine activists, and a filmmaker.

Six of these people were jailed to serve various sentences in the prisons of Naqadeh and Bukan in West Azerbaijan province, Kermanshah in Kermanshah province, and Sanandaj in Kurdistan province.

Prison Sentences

In January, Iranian courts sentenced at least four people to prison sentences varying from six months to 20 months. Two of these were suspended sentences.

One prisoner was charged with “propaganda against the state”, “insulting the supreme leader”, and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic”, two were charged with “propaganda against the state”, and one with “collaboration with the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan”.

Civilian Self-immolated in Ilam

In the past month, a 43-year old man set himself on fire in Iran’s western Ilam province due to economic reasons. Reportedly, 60 per cent of his body has burnt.

Executions

NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1Hamed ManouchehriMehranPremeditated murder20 JanIlam Central PrisonExecuted after 2.5 years in prison
2Mohammad KarimnezhadEyvan-e GharbPremeditated murder20 JanIlam Central PrisonExecuted after 7 years in prison
3Sobhan ShohaniIlamPremeditated murder20 JanIlam Central PrisonExecuted after 4 years in prison
4Mir Soltan AmiriOshnaviehDrugs27 JanOrumiyeh Central PrisonExecuted after 3.5 years in prison, 70 years old

Killings of Civilians

NameLocation of incidentDate of incidentExplanation
1Mizgin PalangiCharuymaq19 JanShot by police
2Wrya HassaniBaneh21 JanShot & injured by security forces, 29 years old
3Chiako KarimiSarvabad29 JanShot & injured by security forces, 23 years old

Femicide

NameLocationDateExplanation
1UnknownKermanshah27 JanKilled by ex-husband, 31 years old
2UnknownKermanshah27 JanKilled by daughter's ex-husband, 55 years old
3UnknownKermanshah27 JanKilled by sister's ex-husband, 35 years old

Kolbars and Tradesmen

NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/injuredExplanation
1Omar YaghoubiKalash Bakhan village in JavanrudNowsud border areas2 JanInjuredShot by border forces, 49-year-old, father of three
2Salah Shah-MoradiZiran village of JavanrudNowsud border areas2 JanInjuredShot by border forces
3Hatam Allah-VeysiJavanrudNowsud border areas5 JanInjuredFell from border heights after being chased by border forces
4Mohammad MohammadiSardom village of RavansarNowsud border areas7 JanInjuredShot by border forces
5Osman MohammadiHashamar village of Salas-e BabajaniNowsud border areas8 JanInjuredLandmine explosion, 40 years old
6Yasser SahraeiKolsa village of JavanrudNowsud border areas11 JanInjuredLandmine explosion
7Mehran RahmaniManijalan village of BanehKileh border area in Baneh24 JanDeadShot by border forces, 24 years old
8Ebrahim RahmaniManijalan village of BanehKileh border area in Baneh24 JanInjuredShot by border forces, 45 years old
9Hawre AhmadiManijalan village of BanehKileh border area in Baneh24 JanInjuredShot by border forces
10Osman RasouliBanehSardab border area in Baneh25 JanInjuredShot by border forces
11Milad RostamiSalas-e BabajaniNowsud border areas25 JanInjuredShot by border forces, 26 years old
12Loghman AbdollahiJavanrudPaveh-Nowsud road31 JanDeadAccident
13Mokhtar AbdollahiJavanrudPaveh-Nowsud road31 JanInjuredAccident

Landmine Explosions

NameLocation of IncidentDate of incidentStatusDescription
1Zolfaghar MoradkhaniMehran border areas6 JanInjuredChild
2Saman MoradkhaniMehran border areas6 JanInjuredChild
3Erfan FarziMehran border areas6 JanInjuredChild
4Zolfaghar FarziMehran border areas6 JanInjuredChild
5Osman MohammadiShushami, Nowsud8 JanInjuredKolbar
6Yasser SahraeiNowsud border areas11 JanInjuredKolbar

Detentions and Arrests

NameDetention locationDetention dateActivityLocation held and latest status
1Chako GhalandariNaqadeh4 JanCivilianUnknown
2Vahed MowloudiYuneslu village of Naqadeh4 JanCivilianUnknown
3Masoud KhalifaniNaqadeh4 JanCivilianUnknown
4Hossein KhalianiNaqadeh4 JanCivilianUnknown
5Omid ZareiDivandarreh4 JanCivilianTaken to Detention Center of Intelligence Organisation of IRGC in Sanandaj
6Afshin DehghaniDivandarreh4 JanCivilianTaken to Detention Center of Intelligence Organisation of IRGC in Sanandaj
7Zanko Shir-MohammadDivandarreh4 JanCivilianTaken to Detention Center of Intelligence Organisation of IRGC in Sanandaj
8Heidar SamadiShaghala village of Divandarreh4 JanCivilianTaken to Detention Center of Intelligence Organisation of IRGC in Sanandaj
9Salah ValadDivandarreh4 JanCivilianTaken to Detention Center of Intelligence Organisation of IRGC in Sanandaj
10Rahim BahemmatOshnavieh5 JanCivilianUnknown
11Bayazid KharazmKhanlar village of Oshnavieh7 JanCivilianUnknown
12Khavari KharazmKhanlar village of Oshnavieh7 JanCivilianUnknown
13Ayoub MusaOshnavieh7 JanCivilianUnknown
14Zahra MohammadiSanandaj8 JanKurdish language teacher and cultural activistDetained to serve 5 years in prison, taken to Juvenile Detention Center of Sanandaj
15Heidar GhassabiPaveh8 JanCivilianUnknown
16Shna AhmadiPaveh8 JanCivilianDetained to serve 91 days in prison, taken to Juvenile Detention Center of Kermanshah
17Payam MenbariSanandaj9 JanCivilianHeld in detention center of Ministry of Intelligence in Sanandaj
18Sherko MenbariSanandaj9 JanCivilianHeld in detention center of Ministry of Intelligence in Sanandaj
19Kamran TakoukKermanshah12 JanPoet and civil rights activistArrested after being summoned by Intelligence Organisation of IRGC, released on bail a few days later
20Hossein SaediSonqor15 JanAthleteTransfer to Sonqor Prison
21Morad SaaeiOshnavieh23 JanCivilianUnknown
22Siamand KharazmOshnavieh24 JanCivilianUnknown
23Yousef AminiOshnavieh24 JanCivilianUnknown
24Aso SheikheOshnavieh24 JanCivilianUnknown
25Chia AghabeygpourBukan25 JanCivilianDetained to serve 18 months in prison, taken to Bukan prison
26Diyako TaraPiranshahr26 JanCivilianDetained to serve 6 months in prison, taken to Naqadeh prison
27Dana AhmadpourBaneh27 JanCivilianUnknown
28Zana AhmadpourBaneh27 JanCivilianUnknown
29Sohaib Yar-AhmadiJavanrud26 JanCivilianUnknown
30Hossein GhoreishiBukan27 JanCivilianUnknown
31Hemin RasoulnezhadBukan27 JanCivilianUnknown
32Shamzin AhmadiBukan29 JanCivilianDetained to serve 5 months in prison, taken to Bukan prison
33Arash MohammadiBashmaq border29 JanCivilianWorker from Sanandaj, arrested on his way back from the Kurdistano Region of Iraq
34Ayoub HadisiPiranshahr29 JanEnvironmentalistUnknown
35Rahman KhedmatgozarPiranshahr29 JanEnvironmentalistUnknown
36Zamaneh ZiviyehSaqqez29 JanCivil rights activistUnknown
37Meghdad HassannezhadSaqqez29 JanFilmmakerUnknown
38Khabat ShakibaSanandaj29 JanLabor activistUnknown
39Rebwar AbdollahiSanandaj30 JanLabor activistUnknown
40Faryad ShilanPiranshahr30 JanCivilianUnknown
41Ali OmarpourPiranshahr30 JanCivilianUnknown
42Morad Mamah-RashPiranshahr30 JanCivilianUnknown
43Shaban MohammadiMarivan30 JanTeachers' union activistHeld in detention center of Ministry of Intelligence in Marivan
44Morad MoradiPiranshahr30 JanCivilianDetained to serve 24.5 months in prison, taken to Naqadeh prison
45Jabbar DoustiMarivan31 JanTeachers' union activistReleased after a few hours
46Yousef OmarpourPiranshahr31 JanCivilianUnknown

Prison Sentences

NameResident ofCharged withDate sentencedIssuing courtSentenceExplanation
1Khadijeh MehdipourIlamPropaganda against the state, insulting the supreme leader, insulting the founder of the Islamic RepublicEarly JanIslamic Revolutionary Court of Ilam20 months in prisonCurrently held in Ilam Prison
2Ahmad Mahmoud-HassanPiranshahrCollaboration with the KDPIEarly JanCriminal Court of Piranshahr6 month in prisonReleased on bail
3Armin EsperlousSanandajPropaganda against the state 25 JanBranch 1 of Islamic Revolutionary Court of SanandajOne year suspended prison sentence
4Maryam SadeghiSanandajPropaganda against the state Late JanBranch 1 of Islamic Revolutionary Court of SanandajOne year suspended prison sentence