Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The whereabouts of Sayyad Darvishi, the brother of Farjad Darvishi, the protester killed by Iranian forces during the anti-government uprising of Women Life Freedom in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, remain unknown after he was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city in late October. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that despite repeated attempts by...

Sayyad Darvishi, the brother of protester Farjad Darvishi, who was killed by Iranian forces during the anti-government uprising of Women Life Freedom in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city almost two weeks ago. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence forces took Darvishi to one...

The first anniversary of the killing of Minoo Majidi, Reza Shahparnia, Farjad Darvishi, Mohsen Mohammadi and Zakaria Khiyal by the government was disrupted as security and military forces maintained a significant presence in Kermanshah, Orumiyeh, Divandarreh and Piranshahr on 20 September. These civilians were killed by gunfire from the Islamic Republic of Iran's military-security forces during anti-government protests on 20 September 2022. Security and military forces...

Iran's anti-riot forces killed three more civilians on 20-21 September in the protest rallies held in Orumiyeh, Piranshahr, and Divandarreh over the killing of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini by the morality police in Tehran. On 20 September, anti-riot forces shot a 23-year-old protester by the name of Farjad Darvishi during a protest rally in the Valiasr neighbourhood of Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan province. The young man was reportedly...