Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Mohammad Ramazani, a Kurdish environmental activist from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 26 January 2025. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Despite his family’s repeated attempts to obtain information about his fate, security and judicial authorities have refused to provide any clarification...

Arrest Nasser Ahmadzadeh, a Kurdish civilian from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in the city on 26 January 2025. His arrest was reportedly linked to strikes and protests in response to the death sentences handed down to Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to...

Arrest Kamal Masoudi, a Kurdish civil rights activist from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 15 December 2024. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status Masoudi was transferred from the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, to Mahabad Prison...

Arrest Abdollah Houshmand, a Kurdish civilian from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested on 28 October 2024 on the Mahabad-Piranshahr road while travelling in a Pride passenger car. He was detained along with another civilian, Hawre Ghoveh, by the Ministry of Intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces from the Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada base. On 30 October 2024, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that an...

Arrest Hawre Ghoveh, a Kurdish civilian from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested on 28 October 2024 on the Mahabad-Piranshahr road while travelling in a Pride passenger car. He was detained along with another civilian, Abdollah Houshmand, by the Ministry of Intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces from the Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada base. On 30 October 2024, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that an...

Ghader Kharamanfar, a former political prisoner from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, has been repeatedly summoned and arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence in Mahabad in recent years. One of his children, Aram Kharamanfar, was also expelled from Maragheh University a few years ago as part of the continuing pressure on the family. Arrest Kharamanfar was arrested...

Arrest Jalal Sadafi, a Kurdish civilian from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence at his home on 15 December 2024. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation. Despite his family’s repeated attempts to obtain information about his fate, security and judicial authorities have refused to provide any clarification...

Arrest Mohammad Reza Gheitarani, a Kurdish civilian from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested without a warrant by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his family home in the city on 11 July 2024, and was taken to the Ministry’s detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. He was provisionally released from Mahabad Prison on 5 August 2024 on bail of 10 billion rials (nearly 11,000 USD). During...

Arrest Amir Baboli, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Laj in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested on 16 July 2022 when forces from Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) raided his home in the village. After his arrest, Baboli was taken to the detention facility of the military-secyrity organization in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. On 12 February 2023, after spending nearly seven...