Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The fate and condition of Zahra Pir-Dehghan, a 32-year-old Kurdish woman from Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan Province, remain unknown 75 days after her arrest. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Milad Morovvati, a Kurdish bookseller and law student from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, remains detained without clear legal status in Mahabad Prison, over 40 days after his arrest. The

Security forces have arrested Kurdish children Siamak Mofidi, 17, and Soroush Enayati, 16, in Takab, West Azerbaijan Province, transferring them to an undisclosed location. The Kurdistan Human

Abolfazl Rostami and Erfan Moradi Dangi, two Kurdish men from Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province, have each been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in connection with the January 2026

Pari Samani and Roya Samani, two Kurdish sisters from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, have been charged with “propaganda against the state” over their alleged membership of a Telegram group

Saadoun Ghazali, a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, has been sent to Mahabad Prison to serve a one-year prison sentence. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has

Niloufar Mojaver, a young woman from Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, has been declared brain-dead after being held for 12 days and subjected to severe torture and physical and sexual violence,

Hana Rekan, a 16-year-old girl from Kermanshah, was shot dead by her father after she opposed being forced into marriage. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Rekan was

Kurdish women Neda Dadejani and Setayesh Sarabi have been sent to Sanandaj Women’s Prison after their flogging sentences were carried out. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned

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 citizens in different regions and