Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Edris Heydari, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Avihang in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in the village in on 23 March 2025 and was taken to the Ministry's detention facility. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Heydari was transferred to Sanandaj...

Arrest Shirvan Heydari, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Avihang in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in the village in on 23 March 2025 and was taken to the Ministry's detention facility. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Heydari was transferred to Sanandaj...

Arrest Sirvan Hatami, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Avihang in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in the village in on 23 March 2025 and was taken to the Ministry's detention facility. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Hatami was transferred to Sanandaj...

Arrest Mostafa Hozhabri, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Qolyan in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in the village in on 23 March 2025 and was taken to the Ministry's detention facility. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Hozhabri was transferred to Sanandaj...

Arrest Ahmad Saedi, a Kurdish civilian from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in the city in late March 2025 and was taken to the Ministry's detention facility. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Saedi was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison and released on bail...

Arrest Asaad Baba-Karami, a Kurdish civilian from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces during the Newroz celebrations in the village of Gav Darreh in Sanandaj on 22 March 2025. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Baba-Karami was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison and released on...

Arrest Saheb (Arivan) Shakeri, a Kurdish civilian from Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 23 March 2025, along with his wife, Shno Mohammadi. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. Current Status After initial interrogation, Shakeri was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison and released on bail on...

Arrest Mahmoud Naderi, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Dadaneh Kamangar in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, was arrested on 4 March 2025 after being summoned by the intelligence unit of the district's law enforcement command. His summons and subsequent arrest were reportedly due to his wearing of a khaki Kurdish outfit and a jamaneh (a traditional Kurdish shoulder cloth often worn as part of Kurdish clothing),...

Arrest Nemat Ahmadnezhad, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Lakben in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his home on 20 January 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 to...