Kurdistan Human Rights Network

On Saturday, June 02, two protest rallies were held at the University of Medical Sciences in Orumiyeh and Kermanshah. Moreover, Sardasht Poultry Farmers/workers gathered in front of the city's governorate to express their protests. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Personnel of Kermanshah Medical Sciences Health Care have held a gathering in protest to salary reduction, timely payment of salaries, unsecured working...

A soldier lost his life on Sunday due to mine blast in one of the army barracks in Qasr-e Shirin city of Kermanshah province. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Sunday, Apr 8, 2018, a militant soldier called Ali Mahmoodi from the village of Darkeh, who only had to serve two more months to complete his obligatory military service, died during...

Kermanshah Friday Prayer's Imam has criticised the Kurdish dance (Helperki) performed during the third exhibition of achievements and abilities of the villagers and nomads of Iran held in Tehran from March 6 to 09, 2018. According to the reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), the performance of the mixed dance ceremony at the Kermanshah Governor's Pavilion at the opening ceremony of...

The former Cellmate of the Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, has passed away suspiciously in her home. She was reportedly under pressure and threatened by the Kermanshah Intelligence Office due to her contacts with Zeynab Jalalian, Kermanshah Forensic Medicine has declared the cause of death as suicide. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Oct 14, 2017, the body of Zahra Azade...

Despite the vast presence of anti-riot and uniformed officers in various cities of Kurdistan, reports indicate that various gatherings in different cities still continue. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) from Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Ilam, Islamabad, West of Oromiyeh, Bukan and Dehloran, Hundreds of anti-riot forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) plainclothes forces have been stationed in the main squares and...

During the past days, following a protest rally in various cities of Iran against corruption, oppression and injustice, citizens of Kermanshah held a protest rally for the second consecutive day in Azadi Square this morning. According to videos posted on the social networks of protesters in Kermanshah yesterday and today, the protestors demanded the release of political prisoners in addition to shouting slogans against the...

In the past few days, a young woman from the village of Salath Babajani took her own life by self-immolation. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), a young woman called Hajar Sadeqi Committed self-immolation due to "family issues" on Dec 27, 2017. It should be noted that she was 26 years old, married with a child. Each year, about three thousand women,...

Two days after the strong earthquake (measuring 7.2 magnitude on Richter scale) hit many Kurdish areas in western Iran, the residents of the earthquake-stricken areas in the Qasr-e-Shirin, Sar-Pol-e Zahab and Salas-Babajani cities have reported that government officials are neglecting the relief efforts to these areas. Moreover, the office of Kermanshah Forensic Medicine has reported 460 deaths and 7460 injured people. But residents of the...

In recent days, security forces have continued to arrest citizens and civil activists protesting against the Killing of Kurdish Kolbors in the city of Gilan-e-Gharb and transferred them to an Intelligent detention centre in Kermanshah. According to the reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Sunday, of September 10, security forces raided the home of a Kurdish cultural activist known as Rasoul Sayyadan Manesh...