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Kurdish cities of Bukan, Saqqez remain under heavy military control
Reports from Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) sources indicate that the Islamic Republic of Iran's military-security forces continue to maintain their presence with light and semi-heavy weapons
Read moreKurdistan on anniversary of Jina Amini’s murder: Strikes, protests, state repression
Widespread general strike On 16 September 2023, coinciding with the first anniversary of Iran's killing of Jina Mahsa Amini and the beginning of the Jin Jiyan Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom)
Read moreCivilian in critical condition after being shot by IRGC sniper in Saqqez
Fardin Jafari, a 27-year-old civilian with mental disability, is in a critical condition after being shot in the head by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sniper near Aichi cemetery in
Read moreUprising anniversary: Special forces deployed, security tightened in Kurdish cities
As the anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom Uprising approaches, there have been reports of significant deployments of special police forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) units in
Read moreJina Mahsa Amini’s father threatened for family’s commemoration plans
Amjad Amini, the father of Jina Mahsa Amini, has been summoned and interrogated by the Ministry of Intelligence in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, four times in the past two weeks. A relative of the
Read moreSecurity forces arrest uncle of Jina Mahsa Amini in Saqqez
Iranian security forces today arrested Jina Mahsa Amini's uncle Safa Aeli in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province and took him to an undisclosed location, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has
Read moreCondemn mass arrests of Kurds in Iran ahead of protests anniversary
As the anniversary of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini by the government and the beginning of the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising approaches, the security institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran are
Read moreFather of slain protester threatened ahead of uprising anniversary
Abdollah Aboubakri, the father of Zanyar Aboubakri, one of the victims of the anti-government protests in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was detained and threatened for several hours today after
Read moreTrial of lawyer for Jina Amini’s family rescheduled for late August
The trial of Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer representing the family of Jina Mahsa Amini, which was scheduled to take place on 1 August and postponed for administrative reasons, has been rescheduled for
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