Human Rights Archives - KHRN

February 1, 2024

Monthly Report of January 2024

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and cities across Iran. This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 January to 31 January. The restrictive environment for independent human rights...

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December 1, 2023

Monthly Report of November 2023

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and cities across Iran. This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 November to 30 November. The restrictive environment for independent human rights...

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March 27, 2022

Human rights groups call on HRC to renew mandate of Special Rapporteur on Iran

A group of 37 Iranian and international human rights organisations have called upon the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran and voice concern at the situation of human rights in Iran. The full text of the joint letter issued on 24 March is as follows: Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human...

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November 3, 2021

October monthly report: Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in October 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions On 10 October, Iran executed a prisoner named Mohammad Latifi in Dizel Abad Prison of Kermanshah. Latifi,...

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October 1, 2021

September monthly report: Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in September 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. ExecutionsIn September, Iran executed 52-year-old prisoner Arshad Javdat in Zanjan Prison. Javdat, who was from Orumiyeh, West...

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September 1, 2021

August monthly report: Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in August 2021. The followings are the detailed information collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions In August, Iran executed at least seven Kurdish civilians in prisons in Salmas, Orumiyeh, Kermanshah, Harsin,...

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August 24, 2021

Iran: Human rights violations in July, August

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians from Iran have been victims of human rights violations in the past 30 days. Followings are the information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the KHRN in regards to these violations: Kolbars In the past 30 days, military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran killed at least two kolbars...

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June 1, 2021

May monthly report: Human rights violations in Kurdish region of Iran, hardships faced by asylum seekers in Iraqi Kurdistan

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that various human rights violations have taken place in Iranian Kurdistan in May 2021. In addition to these violations, the KHRN has also collected information on the difficulties Iranian Kurdish asylum seekers and workers face in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Following are the information collected by the statistics and documentation centre of the...

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May 20, 2016

Kurdish political prisoner on hunger strike in Iran’s Evin prison

'Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudwand, a Kurdish human rights activist and journalist jailed in the ward 350 of the notorious Evin prison of Tehran launched a hunger strike on 8 May 2016 to protest against the new fabricated charges against him and the rejection of his request to benefit from an adjustment of his penalty,” a well-informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) “In the visiting...

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