Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Shahab Darabi, a truck driver and blogger from Eslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, known online as Youz-e Asia (meaning “Asiatic cheetah” in Persian), had previously been arrested in March 2024 for publishing content that called for a boycott of the general elections. His Instagram account was removed following that arrest. Arrest Darabi was arrested violently by Ministry of Intelligence agents at his home in Eslamabad-e Gharb on...

Arrest Mahsa Zarei, a Kurdish civil rights activist from Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at her home in the city on 25 May 2025. Defendant’s Rights She was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation. Despite her family’s repeated attempts to obtain information about her fate, security and judicial authorities have refused to provide...

Ayat Gholami, former imam of the Mohammad al-Mostafa Mosque in Kermanshah and a religious instructor, had previously been summoned and interrogated by the Security Office for Clerical Affairs in Kermanshah on 9 July 2024, and was eventually banned from leading prayers or engaging in any religious activity at the mosque. Additionally, over the past two years, he has been threatened by the security services for...

Arrest Servat Sohrabi, a cultural activist from Javanrud, Kermanshah Province, who lives in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Kermanshah on 5 February 2025. 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...

Yahya Moradi was one of the detainees of the November 2019 anti-government protests in Javanrud, Kermanshah Province. Arrest On 11 February 2025, he was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Javanrud. 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...

Farid Enayati, an activist from Paveh living in Kermanshah, was previously arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on 22 September 2022, during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising in one of Kermanshah’s streets. He was detained for three months in the IRGC Intelligence detention centre in Nabi Akram military base, where he was subjected to interrogation and pressure to...

Arrest Yazdan Ghanbari, a Kurdish civilian from Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence at his home on 19 October 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 regarding his situation. Current...