Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Ali Rasoulnezhad, a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation at his shop in

Arrest Saadoun Ghazali, a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his family home on 21 June 2025 and taken to the ministry’s

Arrest Elham Alizadeh, a Kurdish woman from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at her family home in the city on 6 September 2026. She was

Arrest Afshin Tavassoli, a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at his family home in the city on 26 August 2026. He was

Arrest Awat Nouri, a Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was violently arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at his family home in the city on 15 August 2026. He was

Arrest Shirin Masoudi, a Kurdish civil rights activist from Mahabad and a member of the Razhan mountaineering group, was violently arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at her workplace near

Arrest Amir Soleymani, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Khorkhoreh in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his family home in the village on

Arrest Shirzad Payaniani, a Kurdish man from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his family home in the city on 3 August 2026. He was arrested

Jalal Alavi, a Kurdish citizen from the village of Kuseh Kahriz in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was previously detained by security forces for a period in January 2023. Arrest Alavi was