Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Seyfollah Khan Ghaffari, a Kurdish civilian from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces on 21 March 2025 and taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in the city. 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, Ghaffari was transferred to Saqqez Prison and released on bail of...

Arrest Milad Rendani, a photographer from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, was arrested at his workplace during a raid by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 23 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...

Arrest Nariman Rendani, a Kurdish civil rights activist from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 22 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. After spending several weeks in the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention centre in Sanandaj, Kurdistan...

Soleiman Abdi, a Kurdish teacher and member of the Kurdistan Teachers' Union - Saqqez, has been summoned and arrested by the security services several times in recent years for his union activities.  He was previously arrested on 15 June 2022 by security forces in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, and provisionally released on bail after 10 days. Arrest Abdi was re-arrested again by the Ministry of Intelligence in Saqqez...

In recent years, Ayoub Javanpour has worked as a labourer and kolbar. He was once injured in his leg after falling from a height during a chase by Iranian border forces on a kolbar route. Previously, in October 2017, he was arrested for participating in demonstrations supporting the Kurdish independence referendum and was later released on bail. The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, initially...

Osman Esmaeili is a well-known Kurdish labour activist who has been repeatedly summoned, arrested, and imprisoned by security agencies for his activities in defence of workers' rights. Arrest Esmaeili was arrested on 8 February 2023 by security forces in Saqqez and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. After 70 days of detention, he was provisionally released from Saqqez prison on bail...