Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Khaled Zamani and Mehdi Ghobadi, two civilians from Kamyaran, have been arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location during the past 2 days. A source in the Kamyaran has told KHRN that “security forces have raided the houses of a number of Kurdish civilians and arrested at least three of them last night.” According to this source, two...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Esmat (Mohammad) Salahshour, a political prisoner who has been serving his sentence at Orumiyeh Central Prison since two years ago, was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Orumieh yesterday. This Kurdish civilian from the Falkan village of Orumiyeh was arrested by security forces earlier in March 2017 and transferred to Orumiyeh Central Prison after a month...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): As a result of a series of direct shooting of Iranian border guards, a Kolbar was killed while two others were wounded. Moreover, three Kolbars from Sardasht and Piranshahr died of frostbite at the borderlands of Piranshahr last nigiht. KHRN has been informed that a group of Kolbars in the frontier elevations of the Kani Khoda of Piranshahr have suffered...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Shoeib Darvishzadeh, a Kurdish civilian from the village of "Habsh Sofla" of Khoy who was arrested by the Islamic Republic Guards Corp (IRGC) Intelligence forces on March 25, 2019 at the Sammas checkpoint, is still held at Salmas Prison on a temporary arrest warrants. According to a source close to Darvishzadeh's family, he was arrested and tortured during interrogations on...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network(KHRN): Zabiullah Raoufi, a 70-year-old resident of Sanandaj, was exiled to Minab to serve his one year exile sentence after serving his one year imprisonment sentence. He was sentenced to 1 Year of imprisonment and one year of exile to Minab by the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj in December 2015 on charges of propaganda against the state and acting against national...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN):: Ali Baderkhani, the detained Kurdish author who is currently held at the Labour ward at Orumiyeh Central Prison contrary to the principle of Separation of Crimes, is suffering from kidney disease and prison authorities have so far denied his frequent requests to be transferred to the prison's clinic. A source close to the prisoner has told KHRN that Baderkhani's health...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): On Tuesday night, April 12, 2019, a Kurdish civilian and an Afghan family of six people were targeted by the Iranian border guards near the village of Tavarreh of Khoy. As a result of this shooting, the Kurdish civilian and two members of the Afghan family - the mother and son aged 13- were killed while another child of...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Kurdish political prisoner, Ghader Mohammad Zadeh who has been in prison for the past 14 years, was exiled to Yazd Prison from the Mahabad Prison on Apr 7, 2019. This political prisoner was previously exiled from the Orumiyeh Central Prison to the Yazd Central Prison on March 19, 2019 , but Yazd prison authorities had refused to admit him. KHRN...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A mine has exploded in the mountainous area of Tapehsoor village of KHaroo of Saqez yesterday morning. The blast, which took place on the way of a local shepherd and flock of her sheep, led to a severe injury on a sheep's leg. During the past few days, with the onset of heavy rains in Iran, experts have warned about...