Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Arrest Zabet Valilou Ghezelbash, a Kurdish civilian from the village of Gwezak in Salmas, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested in the village by agents of the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in late January 2025 and taken to this military-security agency’s detention facility in the city. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access...

Arrest Azhdar Doudkanlou Milan, a Kurdish civilian from Salmas, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and taken to the agency’s detention facility in the city in late January 2025. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation. Current Status Doudkanlou Milan was held in the IRGC Intelligence...

Arrest Faryad Hajizadeh, a Kurdish civilian from Salmas, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and taken to the agency’s detention facility in the city in late January 2025. Defendant’s Rights He was arrested without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation. Current Status Hajizadeh was held in the IRGC Intelligence Organization's detention...

Arrest Shahin Vasaf was arrested along with another civilian, Nasser Vassaf, by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, on 21 September 2022, and taken to the Ministry’s detention centre in the city. He was subjected to torture for several months in order to extract forced confessions and admit to the charge of "espionage for Israel”. After...