Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Sorayya Gheitaran, a Kurdish civilian from Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested without a warrant by the Ministry of Intelligence at her family home in the city on 26 June 2023 and was taken to the Ministry's detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. After several weeks, she was moved from the detention facility to Orumiyeh Central Prison and released on bail on 16 July...

Arrest Amir Fagheh, from the village of Khoranj in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence on 22 May, and taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. During his detention at the Ministry of Intelligence facility in Orumiyeh, Fagheh...

Arrest Salam Soltani, from the village of Khoranj in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence on 6 May, and taken to the Ministry’s detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and was denied family visits and access to legal representation during his detention. During his detention at the Ministry of Intelligence facility in Orumiyeh, Soltani...

Arrest Jamal Alizadeh, a civil rights activist from Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested without a warrant by the Ministry of Intelligence on 18 October 2022 at his family home in Piranshahr and taken to the Ministry's detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province.  After several weeks of interrogation, during which he was denied the right to family visits and to have access to legal counsel,...

Arrest  Vahed Aboubakri, a Kurdish civilian, was arrested by security forces in the village of Kandeh Qulan in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, on 5 September 2024.    Defendant’s Rights  He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.  Current Status  Aboubakri is being held in the Ministry of Intelligence detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. 

Arrest  Ali Hosseinpour, a Kurdish civilian, was arrested by security forces in the village of Chianeh in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, on 5 September 2024.    Defendant’s Rights  He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.  Current Status  Hosseinpour is being held in the Ministry of Intelligence detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. 

Arrest  Soleiman Choupani, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Gerd Kashaneh in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested without a warrant on 5 September 2024 following a raid by security forces on his home in the village.   Defendant’s Rights  Since his arrest, he has been denied the right to contact his family and have access to legal counsel.  Current Status  Choupani is currently being held in a...

Arrest  Saadoun Sharifi, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Gard Aseh in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested on 4 September 2024 following a raid by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic on his family home and was taken to the Ministry's detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. Defendant’s Rights  He was denied the right to contact his family and to...

Bapir Barzeh has been repeatedly arrested in recent years due to his political activities. In 2020, he was sentenced to two and a half years of imprisonment on charges of "membership in groups opposed to the state," and in October 2021, after serving one year, he was conditionally released from Naqadeh Prison in West Azerbaijan Province. Arrest Barzeh was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence forces on...