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 December to 31 December.
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.
Executions
Iran executed at least 15 prisoners in December, seven on drug-related charges and eight for “premeditated murder”, according to KHRN’s findings.
The executions took place in Ilam Central Prison, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Mahabad Prison, Jiroft Prison, Miandoab Prison, Orumiyeh Central Prison and Yazd Central Prison.
Two of those executed were women and one was a 70-year-old man.
*Explanation: The KHRN, recognizing the fundamental right to life, publishes and records news and execution statistics without regard to the ethnic background of individuals and the location of the execution. All cases reported to the organisation by credible sources are published after thorough fact-checking.
Kolbars
In December, at least one kolbar was shot dead and another was injured by Iranian border guards.
Another kolbar lost his life due to frostbite in Baneh in late December.
Civilian killings
In mid-December, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by the Law Enforcement Forces in Javanrud and Tehran.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces arrested at least 62 individuals, including three children.
At least three of the detained civilians were sent to Oshnavieh and Naqadeh prisons to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least eight people to punishments ranging from one month in prison to five years and 15 days of imprisonment.
Executions
| Name | From | Charged with | Execution date | Execution location | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farideh Jafarzadeh | Ilam | Premeditated murder | 3 Dec | Ilam Central Prison | |
| 2 | Alieh Kavarizadeh | Dehloran | Premeditated murder | 3 Dec | Ilam Central Prison | |
| 3 | Hassan Hassan-Beigi | Sirvan, Ilam | Premeditated murder | 3 Dec | Ilam Central Prison | |
| 4 | Abdolvahab Babakhanian | Badreh, Ilam | Premeditated murder | 3 Dec | Ilam Central Prison | |
| 5 | Salah Rahimi | Sanandaj | Drug trafficking | 15 Dec | Yazd Central Prison | |
| 6 | Seyyed Behzad Seyyedi Bukani | Bukan | Premeditated murder | 16 Dec | Miandoab Prison | |
| 7 | Rahim Barin | Mahabad | Premeditated murder | 18 Dec | Mahabad Central Prison | |
| 8 | Jamal Naboureh | Mahabad | Premeditated murder | 18 Dec | Mahabad Central Prison | |
| 9 | Sohrab Ahmadpour | Kuhdasht | Drug trafficking | 18 Dec | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | 70 years old |
| 10 | Majid Jamshidi | Nurabad | Drug trafficking | 18 Dec | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
| 11 | Ramin Kabiri | Shahin Dej | Premeditated murder | 19 Dec | Miandoab Prison | |
| 12 | Loghman Shangeh | Naqadeh | Drug trafficking | 23 Dec | Orumiyeh Central Prison | |
| 13 | Masoud Jalilian | Kermanshah | Drug trafficking | 25 Dec | Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj | |
| 14 | Asaad Amini | Sardasht | Drug trafficking | 26 Dec | Jiroft Prison in Kerman Province | |
| 15 | Saman Fakhri | Baneh | Drug trafficking | 26 Dec | Jiroft Prison in Kerman Province |
Kolbars
| Name | From | Incident location | Incident date | Dead/injured | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdollah Maroufi | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 11 Dec | Injured | Shot by border guards |
| 2 | Moseb Sabzevar | Ravansar | Nowsud | 13 Dec | Killed | Shot by border guards, passed away due to severity of his injuries two days after being shot |
| 3 | Edris Naderi | Baneh | Baneh | 28 Dec | Killed | Frostbite |
Civilian killings
| Name | From | Incident location | Date | Organisation | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soheyb Ahmadi | Javanrud | Javanrud | 15 Dec | Law enforcement forces | 20-year-old barber |
| 2 | Mohammad Damavand Mirzaei | Kamyaran | Tehran | 17 Dec | Law enforcement forces | 45-year-old tradesman |
Detentions and arrests
| Name | From | Detention location | Detention date | Activity | Location held and latest status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edris Karsaz | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 1 Dec | Civilian | Taken to Oshnavieh Prison to serve 3-year sentence |
| 2 | Hossein Firouzi | Saqqez | Saqqez | 2 Dec | Civilian | |
| 3 | Hiwa Feyzi | Saqqez | Saqqez | 2 Dec | Civilian | |
| 4 | Hamid Azizi | Kamyaran | Kamyaran | 3 Dec | Teacher | |
| 5 | Soran Yousefi | Bukan | Bukan | 4 Dec | Civilian | |
| 6 | Omid Hamedi | Kamyaran | Kamyaran | 7 Dec | Teacher | Arrested by Ministry of Intelligence |
| 7 | Diako Azizi | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 12 Dec | Civilian | Taken to Oshnavieh Prison to serve 16-month sentence |
| 8 | Siamand Seyyed-Ahmadi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 14 Dec | Civilian | Released after several hours |
| 9 | Zanyar Seyyed-Ahmadi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 14 Dec | Civilian | 16 years old |
| 10 | Aram Mabzouleh | Mahabad | Mahabad | 14 Dec | Civilian | |
| 11 | Yousef Ghal | Mahabad | Mahabad | 14 Dec | Civilian | |
| 12 | Ghader Kharamanfar | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 13 | Kamal Masoudi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 14 | Jalal Sadafi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 15 | Ayoub Rasouli | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 16 | Rebwar Rasouli | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 17 | Rahman Dana | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 18 | Shwana Jahanifar | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 19 | Salar Shams Borhan | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 20 | Farhad Ghoveh | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 21 | Pouya Deljou | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Held in Ministry of Intelligence's detention facility in Kermanshah |
| 22 | Peyman Ranjbar | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Held in Ministry of Intelligence's detention facility in Kermanshah |
| 23 | Hemin Palani | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Held in Ministry of Intelligence's detention facility in Kermanshah |
| 24 | Khaled Kamari | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Held in Ministry of Intelligence's detention facility in Kermanshah |
| 25 | Omid Salehi | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Held in Ministry of Intelligence's detention facility in Kermanshah |
| 26 | Ayman Safaei | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Held in Ministry of Intelligence's detention facility in Kermanshah |
| 27 | Yousef Ranjbar | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 28 | Aryam Ahmadi | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 29 | Kaveh Sohrabi | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 30 | Chia Nasrollahi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 15 Dec | Civilian | |
| 31 | Nazanin Elyasi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 16 Dec | Civilian | |
| 32 | Haji Barzeh | Piranshahr | Naqadeh | 18 Dec | Kurdish language teacher | Taken to Naqadeh Prison to serve 5-month sentence |
| 33 | Mohammad Neyrizi | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Sarpol-e-Zahab | 15 Dec | Civilian | Released on bail a week after arrest |
| 34 | Keyvan Rashozadeh | Orumiyeh | Orumiyeh | 21 Dec | Former political prisoner | |
| 35 | Hemin Bahrami | Bukan | Bukan | 24 Dec | Civilian | |
| 36 | Soran Arshad | Bukan | Bukan | 24 Dec | Civilian | |
| 37 | Afshin Saedi | Bukan | Bukan | 24 Dec | Civilian | |
| 38 | Kaveh Ostovar | Bukan | Bukan | 24 Dec | Civilian | |
| 39 | Ebrahim Gol-Anbar | Javanrud | Javanrud | 25 Dec | Family member of a killed civilian | |
| 40 | Morad Abdollah Omari | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 26 Dec | Civilian | |
| 41 | Noureddin Molla-Alizadeh | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 26 Dec | Civilian | |
| 42 | Towfigh Amini | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 26 Dec | Civilian | |
| 43 | Mohammad Behrouzi | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 26 Dec | Civilian | |
| 44 | Aram Mohammadi | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 27 Dec | Civilian | |
| 45 | Behzad Mahmoudi | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 27 Dec | Civilian | |
| 46 | Musa Rasouli | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 27 Dec | Civilian | |
| 47 | Amin Bazyan | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 27 Dec | Civilian | |
| 48 | Soran Mohammadpour | Piranshahr | Piranshahr | 27 Dec | Civilian | |
| 49 | Hemin Shah-Mohammadi | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 27 Dec | 17 years old | |
| 50 | Khaled Mahmoudian | Sardasht | Sardasht | 28 Dec | Civilian | |
| 51 | Jamal Sheikhepour | Mahabad | Mahabad | 29 Dec | Civilian | |
| 52 | Afshin Khalifezadeh | Mahabad | Mahabad | 29 Dec | Civilian | |
| 53 | Kourosh Azizi | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 29 Dec | Former political prisoner | Arrested by Ministry of Intelligence |
| 54 | Fayegh Ghaderzadeh | Mahabad | Mahabad | 29 Dec | Civilian | |
| 55 | Rasoul Pour-Khezri | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 29 Dec | Civilian | |
| 56 | Khaled Bekri | Mahabad | Mahabad | 29 Dec | Civilian | |
| 57 | Rahman Tabesh | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 30 Dec | Civilian | Arrested by Ministry of Intelligence |
| 58 | Hedi Shadi-Khah | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 30 Dec | Civilian | Arrested by Ministry of Intelligence |
| 59 | Amir Jan Goli | Oshnavieh | Oshnavieh | 30 Dec | Civilian | |
| 60 | Mohammad Bekri | Mahabad | Mahabad | 30 Dec | Civilian | |
| 61 | Rizgar Mowloudi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 31 Dec | 17 years old | |
| 62 | Kamyar Izadi | Mahabad | Mahabad | 31 Dec | 17 years old |
Sentences
| Name | Resident of | Charged with | Date sentenced | Issuing court | Sentence | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmad Hassanzadeh | Bukan | Propaganda against the state | 5 Dec | Branch 101 of Bukan Criminal Court Two | 3 months imprisonment | Family member of a killed protester |
| 2 | Rahman Ghaderi | Piranshahr | Propaganda against the state | 5 Dec | Branch 102 of Piranshahr Criminal Court Two | 8 months imprisonment | |
| 3 | Haji Barzeh | Piranshahr | Propaganda against the state, spreading falsehood | Early Dec | Branch 101 of Piranshahr Criminal Court Two | 5 months imprisonment and a fine of 150 million rials | |
| 4 | Soleyman Choupani | Piranshahr | Membership in one of the Kurdish parties in opposition of the Iranian government, propaganda against the state | Early Dec | Branch 101 of Piranshahr Criminal Court Two | 2 years and 7 months imprisonment | |
| 5 | Ayoub Damavandi | Piranshahr | Espionage for Israel | Early Dec | Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad | 5 years and 15 days imprisonment | |
| 6 | Edris Menbari | Sanandaj | Forming groups and factions with the intention of disrupting the security of the country | Early Dec | Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj | 1 year imprisonment and 1 year of suspended sentence for 3 years | Board member of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association |
| 7 | Bahman Naderi | Kermanshah | Propaganda against the state | 11 Dec | Branch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Kermanshah | 1 year of suspended sentence and a fine of 100 million rials | |
| 8 | Sina Mohammadi | Dehgolan | Disturbing public order by participating in protests of Bolbolan Abad protesting the poor condition of a road and the destruction of the transportation route by mining machinery | Mid-Dec | Branch 102 of Dehgolan Criminal Court Two | 1 months in prison and additional penalties |
