Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Karwan Dafei, a civil rights activist and former Kurdish political prisoner from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 23 March 2025, along his brother Behzad Dafei. 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...

Arrest Behzad Dafei, a former Kurdish political prisoners from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces in the city on 23 March 2025, along his brother Karvan Dafei. 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...

Arrest Chalak Pirouzi, a Kurdish civilian and member of the Chya the Green Organisation from the village of Sardush in Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by security forces 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, Pirouzi was transferred to Marivan Prison and released on bail of...

Arrest Kaveh Dastan, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Ney in Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by security forces in the village 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, Dastan was transferred to Marivan Prison and released on bail of two billion rials (nearly 2,000...

Arrest Belal Dadras, a Kurdish civilian from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by security forces in the city on 21 March 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 provide any clarification regarding his situation. Current Status Dadras is...

Tahsin Dadras, a former political prisoner from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was previously arrested in December 2017 on charges of “acting against national security” through membership of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), and was later released on bail. In 2018, the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Marivan sentenced him to 12 years in prison on the same charge, a sentence that was reduced to six...

Arrest Ramyar Kaveh, a Kurdish civilian from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was summoned and arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in the city 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 provide any clarification regarding...

Arrest Kardo Alidad, a Kurdish civil rights activist from Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at his workplace in the city on 22 January 2025, and was taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation. Current Status After several weeks in detention, Alidad...

Arrest Nawzad Bahrami, a Kurdish civil rights activist from the village of Darreh Tefi in Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was arrested on 11 February by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence at the Bashmagh border crossing upon his return from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 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...