In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and cities across Iran.
This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 June to 30 June.
The restrictive environment for independent human rights organisations in Iran, coupled with the pressures faced by individuals subjected to human rights violations and their families, make it difficult to publish accurate and comprehensive reports.
It is therefore important to note that the statistics and information presented in this report do not cover all cases of human rights violations. This report is the result of examining news and reports published by the KHRN and fact-checking of reports published by other human rights organisations and news websites.
Femicide
In June, two women were killed by their husbands in Piranshahr and Sanandaj over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
During this period, at least two kolbars were shot dead and nine kolbars were injured by Iranian border guards.
Of the injured, three were shot while six others were beaten by the border guards.
Civilian killings
In early June, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by Iranian border guards in Oshnavieh.
On 2 June, Mohammad Ali Shiro was shot and wounded by border guards while collecting spring plants.
On 8 June, Jafar Gardi was shot and wounded by border guards on the suspicion of carrying contraband.
Landmine explosions
On 17 June, Hadi Ghoncheh-Doust, a civilian, was killed in a landmine explosion in Baneh.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout June, Iranian forces arrested at least 14 individuals, including two Yarsani civilians, an activist and a 73-year-old man.
At least two of the detained civilians were sent to Naqadeh Prison to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
Over the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from one year to three years and four months in prison.
Meanwhile, in early June, the Amnesty Commission overturned the death sentence of Kurdish Sunni cleric Mohammad Khezrnezhad.
Femicide
| Name | Incident location | Incident date | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyla Paymard | Piranshahr | 16 June | 32 years old, mother of two daughters aged 13 and 9, was set on fire by her husband due to family disputes and died four days later in Orumiyeh hospital |
| 2 | Narmin Pirahman | Sanandaj | 23 June | Killed by husband with multiple stab wounds in front of an office in Sanandaj as a result of "family dispute and conflict over divorce" |
Kolbars and tradesmen
| Name | From | Incident location | Incident date | Dead/Injured | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozaffar Asad-Rokh | Marivan | Marivan | 3 June | Injured | Shot by border guards |
| 2 | Parviz Ghaderi | Saqqez | Baneh | 4 June | Injured | Shot by border guards |
| 3 | Salah (surname unknown) | Sarvabad, Marivan | Tateh, Hawraman, Marivan | 4 June | Injured | Shot by border guards |
| 4 | Hazhir Mahmoudpour | Javanrud | Nowsud | 5 June | Killed | Shot by border guards |
| 5 | Shadman Paya | Marivan | Tateh, Hawraman, Marivan | 10 June | Injured | Beaten by border guards |
| 6 | Naseh (surname unknown) | Kalatrazan, Sanandaj | Tateh, Hawraman, Marivan | 10 June | Injured | Beaten by border guards |
| 7 | Arman Hosseini | Saqqez | Baneh | 11 June | Injured | Shot by border guards |
| 8 | Arkan Balvaseh | Marivan | Tateh, Hawraman, Marivan | 21 June | Killed | 29 years old, not carrying goods, shot by border guards |
| 9 | Mohammad Kaki | Baneh | Baneh | 26 June | Injured | 21 years old, shot by border guards |
| 10 | Omid Moradi | Marivan | Tateh, Hawraman, Marivan | 28 June | Injured | Beaten by border guards |
| 11 | Shirzad Chawshini | Baneh | Baneh | 29 June | Injured | Beaten and shot by border guards |
Civilian killings
| Name | From | Location | Date | Organization | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Ali Shiro | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 2 June | Oshnavieh border guards | Shot and wounded by border guards while collecting spring plants |
| 2 | Jafar Gardi | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 8 June | Oshnavieh border guards | Shot and wounded by border guards on the suspicion of carrying contraband |
Landmine explosions
| Name | From | Location of incident | Date of incident | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadi Ghoncheh-Doust | Baneh | Baneh | 17 June | Killed |
Detentions and arrests
| Name | From | Detention location | Detention date | Activity | Location held and latest status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matin (Zanyar) Mehdizadeh | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 2 June | Civilian | |
| 2 | Adel Haji Khelani | Si Sar village, Sardasht | Sardasht | 2 June | Civilian | |
| 3 | Younes Nabizadeh | Dalo village | Orumiyeh | 6 June | Civilian | |
| 4 | Reza Babrnezhad | Quchan | Quchan | 6 June | Family member of killed civilian | |
| 5 | Heidar Fatahi | Marivan | Marivan | 8 June | Civilian | |
| 6 | Mohammad Amin Mohammadi | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 10 June | 73-year-old civilian | Taken to Naqadeh Prison to serve 2 years |
| 7 | Farid Badidast | Divandarreh | Divandarreh | 12 June | Civilian | |
| 8 | Pourya Mennati | Sahneh | Kermanshah | June | Yarsani civilian | |
| 9 | Shoja Mennati | Sahneh | Kermanshah | June | Yarsani civilian | |
| 10 | Jafar (Dara) Amini | Bukan | Bukan | 15 June | Former political prisoner and civil rights activist | |
| 11 | Esmaeil Pour-Abdollah | Bukan | Bukan | Mid-June | Civilian | |
| 12 | Salah Souri | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | Mid-June | Civilian | |
| 13 | Edris Dadras | Marivan | Marivan | 25 June | Civilian, beaten during arrest | |
| 14 | Akam Khezrnezhad | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 30 June | Civilian | Taken to Naqadeh Prison to serve 2 years |
Sentences
| Name | Resident of | Charged with | Date sentenced | Issuing court | Sentence | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Khezrnezhad | Bukan | Spreading corruption on earth, harming the integrity of the country's independence, propaganda against the state | Early June | Amnesty Commission | Cancellation of the death sentence | Kurdish Sunni cleric |
| 2 | Yousef Haji-Khosh | Oshnavieh | Action against national security through collaboration with one of the opposition parties | Mid-June | Islamic Revolutionary Court in Oshnavieh | 3 years and 4 months imprisonment | Member of the Central Council and Executive Board of the United Kurdish Front |
| 3 | Farhad Sheikhi | Saqqez | Propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran | Mid-June | Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Karaj | 1 year imprisonment, 2 years ban on leaving Iran, 2 years life in exile Divandarreh, ban on living in Alborz and Tehran provinces for two years | Labour activist |
| 4 | Morteza Seyyedi | Kamyaran | Forming a group with the intention of disrupting the security of the country | 22 June | Branch Two of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Shahriar | 2 years of imprisonment including previous detention | Labour activist |
| 5 | Mehdi Majidi | Bukan | Supporting the Israeli government, propaganda against the state, insulting the leadership | 23 June | Court of Appeal of Orumiyeh | Confirmation of the sentence of 3 years imprisonment | Civilian |
| 6 | Matin Hassani | Bukan | Enticing or inciting people to fight and kill each other with the intention of disrupting the country's security, propaganda against the state | 25 June | Branch 101 of Criminal Court Two in Bukan | 31 months imprisonment |
