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The extensive presence of IRGC and special forces in the streets of Sananda
Footage showing the extensive presence of IRGC and special forces in the streets of Sanandaj in recent days, coinciding with the anniversary of #JinaAmini’s death and the start of the #JinJiyanAzadi (#WomanLifeFreedom) movement.
Transportation of IRGC forces by helicopter to the IRGC base in Bukan
On 14 September, dozens of IRGC forces were transferred from IRGC bases in Ardabil, Semnan and Zanjan by helicopter to this military-security organisation’s base in Tappeh Arkan in Bukan.
Saman Yassin’s voice message before his transfer to Evin prison
Saman Yasin, a rapper from Kermanshah who was arrested during the Women, Life, Freedom Uprising in Tehran, in this audio message from the prison, which was recorded before his transfer to Evin prison, describes the tortures during his detention, from mock execution to tearing of the nasal cavity due to torture. Security interrogators and pressure to make forced confessions indicate…
Four Kolbar were injured in a mine explosion
Four Kolbar were injured in a mine explosion in the Banane-Nusood border area
Kurdistan battling alarming forest fires
Efforts of environmental activists to control the fire in Marivan
Kurdistan battling alarming forest fires
Efforts of environmental activists to control the fire in Marivan
Kurdistan battling alarming forest fires
Efforts of environmental activists to control the fire in Marivan
Kurdistan battling alarming forest fires
Efforts of environmental activists to control the fire in Marivan
A message from Kamal Lotfi, the father of Reza Lotfi, a protester who was killed by government forces
He denied the news of the Islamic Republic of Iran Radio and Television about the killing of his son by the forces of the Kurdish parties and declared that he will not question his son’s blood in any way.
– Reza Lotfi, a resident of Dehgolan, was shot and killed by anti-riot forces on 28 September during the protests in Dehgolan.
Additional details emerge on security crackdown at activist’s memorial
Dozens of security forces assaulted a group of civil rights activists from several Kurdish cities on 24 July, following the funeral of Esmaeil Karimi,…
Read MoreLaw enforcement forces kill 50-year-old civilian in Mahabad
Ahmad Tarman, a 50-year-old civilian from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was fatally shot by Law Enforcement Forces in the early hours of 24 July…
Read MoreIRGC intelligence agents arrest five activists after environmentalist’s funeral
The Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested five Kurdish civil rights activists in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, following the funeral of…
Read MoreIran executes prisoner for drug-related charges in Birjand
Prisoner Vahid Vahdani was executed for drug-related offences in Birjand Central Prison in South Khorasan Province on 23 July. Vahdani, a 30-year-old man from…
Read MoreIran executes Kurdish prisoner of conscience after 14 years in jail
Kurdish prisoner of conscience Kamran Sheikheh was executed this morning in Orumiyeh Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province after 14 years in prison, the…
Read MoreEnvironmental activist dies from injuries sustained in Kamyaran wildfire
Esmaeil Karimi, an environmental activist and employee of the Natural Resources Department in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, has died from severe burns sustained while fighting…
Read MoreIran court sentences Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi to death
Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist who has been detained for almost a year, has been sentenced to death by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in…
Read MoreMother of forcibly disappeared PJAK member appeals to international community for help
Today marks the third anniversary of the arrest and enforced disappearance of Edris Feqhi, a member of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), by…
Read MoreBrother of slain protester imprisoned in Sanandaj to serve sentence
Hassan Amini, brother of Mohammad Amini, a protester killed during the Women, Life, Freedom anti-government uprising in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has been imprisoned in…
Read MorePrisoner executed for murder-related charges in Kermanshah
Authorities executed Khalil Jamali, a prisoner sentenced to death on charges of “premeditated murder”, on 21 July in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah…
Read MoreTradesman dies in hospital after shooting by Iran border guards
Rebwar Rashidi, a tradesman from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, died on 21 July after spending two weeks in a hospital in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, as…
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