Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Hedi Shadi-Khah, a Kurdish civilian from Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his home in the city on 30 December 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...

Arrest Rahman Tabesh, a former Kurdish political prisoner from Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his workplace in the city on 30 December 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...

Arrest Kourosh Azizi, a former Kurdish political prisoner from Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his workplace in the city on 29 December 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...

Arrest Rasoul Pourkhezri, a Kurdish civilian from Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces at his home in the city on 29 December 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...

Arrest Mohammad Behrouzi, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Amirabad in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the village on 26 December 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...

Arrest Tawfigh Amini, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Haq in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the village on 26 December 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...

Arrest Noureddin Molla-Alizadeh, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Haq in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the village on 26 December 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...

Arrest Morad Abdollah Omari, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Haq in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the village on 26 December 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,...

Edris Karsaz is a Kurdish civilian and a member of the Khayyerin charity organisation in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province. Arrest Karsaz was arrested on 3 July 2024 during a raid by the Ministry of Intelligence on his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, and was taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. After 42 days in custody, he was moved to Oshnavieh...