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Border guards wound nine kolbars in Iran’s western border areas
Iran's Border Guard Command forces have shot and wounded at least nine kolbars in the country's western borders in the past few days. On 4 September, border forces targeted kolbars in three areas
Read moreAugust 2022: 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 2022. The
Read moreJanuary 2022: 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 January 2022. The
Read moreAnnual Report 2021
This report addresses the human rights situation in 2021 in relation to the Kurdish people in Iran. As in previous years, the rights of Kurdish people have continued to be violated due to their
Read moreIran jails woman activist over teaching Kurdish language
Kurdish literary and cultural woman activist Zahra (also Zara) Mohammadi presented herself today at the court of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, to serve a five-year prison sentence. The court's
Read moreMan kills wife in Iran’s western Kermanshah province
A man has killed his wife in Surkal village in western Iran's Kermanshah province. The identity of the 43-year-old victim is not yet known. "The killer is a 48-year-old man who had fled after the
Read moreDecember 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 December
Read moreFamilies protest in front of Turkish embassy in Iran
Families of Iranian Kurdish asylum seekers, who were deported to Syria by Turkey, gathered in front of the Turkish embassy in Tehran for the second day in a row on 15 December, demanding the release
Read moreIran’s IRGC denies medical treatment to injured PKK fighter
An Iranian security-intelligence institution continues to refuse to provide medical treatment to a Kurdish fighter injured and detained during a clash on 14 May. Iranian border forces had ambushed
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