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 July 2022.
The followings are the detailed information collected by the KHRN statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations.
Executions
In July, Iran executed at least eight prisoners in Sari, Mazandaran province; Yazd, Yazd province; Sanandaj, Kurdistan province; Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan province; and Kermanshah.
These included six prisoners who were executed for “premeditated murder” and two 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.
Femicide
Throughout the past month, two women were killed by their husbands and one by her brother-in-law.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In July, Iranian border forces killed at least two kolbars and injure 30 in the country’s western border areas. These include 10 kolbars who were injured after they were chased and either fell from border heights or got caught in the barbed wire.
Landmine explosions
In the past month, three civilians, including one kolbar, were injured by landmine blasts and another civilian was killed after an unexploded shell went off in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout July, Iranian forces detained at least 49 people in Iranian Kurdistan, including four members of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and three children.
At least four of these people were jailed to serve prison sentences.
Prison sentences
In July, Iranian courts sentenced three people to prison sentences varying from two years to five years.
While two of these people were charged with “acting against national security through membership of the KDPI”, another was charged with “propaganda against the state”.
Killings of civilians
On 29 July, Iranian police killed a 20 years old Kurdish man from Kamyaran, Kurdistan province, named Sina Zafari near Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran.
On 31 July, Iranian police killed two children named Mehdi Rashedimanesh and Matin Rashedimanesh in Khorramabad, Lorestan province, western Iran.
Executions
| Name | From | Charged with | Execution date | Execution location | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasoul Morad-Gholi | Harsin | Drug-related charges | 12 July | Sari Prison | Executed after 3 years in prison |
| 2 | Amir Ojaghi | Kermanshah | Drug-related charges | 21 July | Yazd Prison | Executed after 10 years in prison |
| 3 | Soheila Abedi | Sanandaj | Premeditated murder | 27 July | Sanandaj Central Prison | Executed after 7 years in prison |
| 4 | Faranak Beheshti | Takab | Premeditated murder | 27 July | Orumiyeh Central Prison | Executed after 5 years in prison |
| 5 | Abdollah Rahimi | Dehgolan | Premeditated murder | 27 July | Sanandaj Central Prison | Executed after 14 years in prison, 70 years old |
| 6 | Hiva Ahmadi | Bisaran village | Premeditated murder | 27 July | Sanandaj Central Prison | Was sentenced to retribution in kind in joint case with Payam Yazdani |
| 7 | Payam Yazdani | Kaklik Abad village | Premeditated murder | 27 July | Sanandaj Central Prison | Was sentenced to retribution in kind in joint case with Hiva Ahmadi |
| 8 | Ayoub Mirzaei | Sarab village | Premeditated murder | 30 July | Dizel Abad prison of Kermanshah | Executed after 2 years in prison |
Femicide
| Name | Location | Date | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohaddese Malekian | Darreh Shahr, Ilam | 2 July | Killed by husband, 30 years old |
| 2 | Kimia Malekian | Darreh Shahr, Ilam | 2 July | Killed by sister's husband, 16 years old |
| 3 | Goljamin Najafi | Bani Bid village of Dalahu | 10 July | Killed by husband, 50 years old, mother of three |
Kolbars and tradesmen
| Name | From | Incident location | Incident date | Dead/injured | Explanation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamal Ebrahimzadeh | Divalan village of Sardasht | Baneh border | 2 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 2 | Arsalan Ahmadpanah | Baneh | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 4 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 3 | Mohammad Khodayar | Sardasht | Baneh border | 4 July | Injured | 46-year-old, father of three, Caught in the barbed wire as a result of being chased by border forces | |||||
| 4 | Iraj Mahdavi | Kalash Lulem village of Javanrud | Nowsud border | 5 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 5 | Ayoub Javanpour | Saqqez | Kileh border of Baneh | 10 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 6 | Ako Talaei | Markhoz village of Saqqez | Kileh border of Baneh | 10 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 7 | Saadi | Tamugheh village of Saqqez | Hangeh-ye Zhal border of Baneh | 11 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 8 | Rashid Jamkhaneh | Gavileh village of Marivan | Sartazen border of Baneh | 11 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 9 | Bahram Shah-Mohammadi | Doreh Qala village of Saqqez | Kileh border of Baneh | 12 July | Injured | 40-year-old, father of two, shot by border forces | |||||
| 10 | Hemin Morovvati | Javanrud | Nowsud border | 15 July | Injured | 18-year-old, shot by border forces | |||||
| 11 | Mehdi Khadam Masjedi | Sefid Kamareh village of Baneh | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 19 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 12 | Akbar Khoda-Moradi | Banisakan village of Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border | 21 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 13 | Saadollah Younesi | Gelah Sur village | Malateh border of Baneh | 23 July | Killed | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 14 | Ali Younesi | Gelah Sur village | Malateh border of Baneh | 23 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 15 | Bahram Mahmoudi | Baneh | Hangeh-ye Zhal border of Baneh | 23 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 16 | Jalil Karimi | Sharekan village | Nowsud border | 26 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 17 | Sherko Chavshini | Baneh | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 27 July | Killed | 35-year-old, shot by border forces | |||||
| 18 | Rizgar | Baneh | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 27 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 19 | Mohammad | Saqqez | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 27 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 20 | Behzad Amini | Marivan | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 27 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 21 | Dana Shabani | Baneh | Barvish Kani border of Baneh | 27 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 22 | Ali Bahrami | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 23 | Kosar Khosravi | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 24 | Heidar Khodkameh | Paveh | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 25 | Delavar Faramarzi | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Shot by border forces | |||||
| 26 | Layegh Esmaeilpour | Paveh | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 27 | Nima Heidari | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 28 | Javad Faramarzi | Paveh | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 29 | Saeid Mehrbani | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 30 | Abdol Abdi | village of Nuryab | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 31 | Shayan Zahmatkesh | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 29 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces | |||||
| 32 | Ata Hassanzadeh | Village of Tin | Mileh border of Nowsud | 30 July | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces |
Landmine explosions
| Name | Location of Incident | Date of incident | Status | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryam Azizvand | Kuran village of Orumiyeh | 12 July | Injured | Landmine explosion |
| 2 | Ronahi Khodaei | Kuran village of Orumiyeh | 12 July | Injured | Landmine explosion |
| 3 | Amir Salehi | Kurdistan Region of Iraq | 22 July | Killed | Explosion of unexploded shell while grazing livestock |
| 4 | Ata Hassanzad | Hangeh-ye Zhal border of Baneh | 30 July | Lost body part | Kolbar |
Detentions and arrests
| Name | Detention location | Detention date | Activity | Detention location and latest status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soleyman Salek | Mohabad | 1 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 2 | Mahdi Rasaie | Sardush village of Marivan | 3 July | Civilian | Summoned & detained by Ministry of Intelligence in Marivan |
| 3 | Ghane' Khateri | Sanandaj | 3 July | Activist of Zhiyanawa Kurdistan campaign | Detained and taken to Sanandaj prison to serve 18-month prison sentence |
| 4 | Osman Delsouz | Zivke village of Piranshahr | 5 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 5 | Abdolrahim Delsouz | Zivke village of Piranshahr | 5 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 6 | Akam Khezrzadeh | Kani Bodagh village of Piranshahr | 5 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 7 | Salaheddin Ahmadi | Sengan village of Oshnavieh | 7 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 8 | Mamosta Younes Nokhah | Piranshar | 7 July | Teacher of religion | Taken to security detention centre in Orumiyeh |
| 9 | Omid Moradi | Nalus Oshnavieh | 8 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 10 | Jafar Zarifi | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Released on bail |
| 11 | Zana Mehri | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Released on bail |
| 12 | Mohammad Ghosi | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 13 | Mohammad Mahmoudzadeh | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 14 | Aram Salehpour | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 15 | Rahman Salehpour | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 16 | Hadi Mahmoudi | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 17 | Mahdi Nowrouzi | Baneh | 11 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 18 | Khoshnav Eyni | Sengan village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Civilian | Taken to security detention centre in Orumiyeh |
| 19 | Molla Mohammad Tahazadeh | Bimzortah village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Imam of the village mosque | Unknown |
| 20 | For'an Ebrahimi | Bimzortah village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Member of the village council | Unknown |
| 21 | Abdolrahman Sadeghi | Bimzortah village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Head of rural municipality | Unknown |
| 22 | Farhang Karamat | Sengan village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 23 | Siamand Karamat | Sengan village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 24 | Pirut Tabnak | Sengan village of Oshnavieh | 13 July | Civilian | Released on bail |
| 25 | Yousef Rahmani | Oshnavieh | 13 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 26 | Mo'ayyan Abubakri | Piranshar | 13 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 27 | Taher Katani | Laj village of Mahabad | 16 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 28 | Amir Baboli | Laj village of Mahabad | 16 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 29 | Eghbal Dousti | Sanandaj | 19 July | Civilian | Unknown |
| 30 | Sobhan Mowloudi | Tangi sar village of Sanandaj | 21 July | Civilian | Detained at the Marivan border of Bashmaq after returning from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| 31 | Bakhtyar Mostafapour | Piranshar | 21 July | Civilian | Taken to Naqadeh prison |
| 32 | Shadi Dargahi | Marivan | 21 July | Civil activist | Summoned & detained by Ministry of Intelligence in Marivan |
| 33 | Mohsen Mazloumi | Orumiyeh | 23 July | Member of Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan | Unknown |
| 34 | Pezhman Fatehi | Orumiyeh | 23 July | Member of Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan | Unknown |
| 35 | Hezhir Faramarzi | Orumiyeh | 23 July | Member of Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan | Unknown |
| 36 | Vafa Azarbar | Orumiyeh | 23 July | Member of Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan | Unknown |
| 37 | Kaveh Soleimanpour | Mahabad | 24 July | Civilian | Taken to Mahabad prison to serve 6-month prison sentence |
| 38 | Hojjat Shirdel | Mehran | 24 July | Civilian | From Malekshahi Ilam |
| 39 | Soma Alizadeh | 25 July | Civilian | Taken to an unknown location | |
| 40 | Loghman Germai | Marivan | 26 July | Civilian | Summoned & detained by Ministry of Intelligence in Marivan |
| 41 | Mohyeddin Karimi | Divandarreh | 26 July | Teacher | Released on bail |
| 42 | As'ad Alavi | Divandarreh | 26 July | Teacher | Released on bail |
| 43 | Kurosh Babamoradi | Divandarreh | 26 July | Teacher | Released on bail |
| 44 | Hoseib Hosseinzadeh | Oshnavieh | 28 July | Juvenile | Released |
| 45 | Saman Hassanzadeh | Oshnavieh | 28 July | Child | Released |
| 46 | Zanyar Hassanzadeh | Oshnavieh | 28 July | Child | Released |
| 47 | Pishva Shadab | Oshnavieh | 28 July | Child | Released |
| 48 | Mohammad Khaled Hamzapour | Oshnavieh | 31 July | Civilian | Taken to Naqadeh prison to serve 5-year prison sentence |
| 49 | Rahman Yousefi | Oshnavieh | 31 July | Civilian | Taken to Naqadeh prison to serve 5-year prison sentence |
Prison sentences
| Name | Resident of | Charged with | Date sentenced | Issuing court | Sentence | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Khaled Hamzehpour | Oshnavieh | Acting against national security through membership of the KDPI | Early July | Court of Appeals of Orumiyeh | 5 years in prison | Court of Appeals upheld Revolutionary Court's ruling |
| 2 | Rebwar Abdollahi | Sanandaj | Propaganda against the state | 26 July | Branch 1 of Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj | 2 years suspended prison sentence | Released on bail |
| 3 | Sina Minaei | Sujeh village of Oshnavieh | Acting against national security through membership of the KDPI | 31 July | Islamic Revolutionary Court of Oshnavieh | 3 years in prison and 3 years suspended prison sentence | Released on bail |
