Kurdistan Human Rights Network

This report examines instances of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians in Iran during 2024. As in previous years, these violations stem from factors such as language, religion, culture, gender, sexual orientation, social class, and political beliefs. These issues persist under the discriminatory laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, alongside the repressive and violent actions of its security, military, judicial, and executive institutions. The...

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 July to 31 July. The restrictive environment for independent human rights...

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network's (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in July 2023. Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report. Executions According to these findings, Iran executed at least 12 prisoners over the past month in...

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network's (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in June 2023. Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report. Executions According to these findings, Iran executed at least seven prisoners over the past month in...

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran became victims of human rights violations in May 2023. The followings are the detailed information collected by the KHRN statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Executions Iran executed at least 23 prisoners over the past month in Orumiyeh, Sanandaj, Salmas, Kermanshah, Karaj, Mashhad, Khorramabad, and Rasht. Only one...

Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran became victims of human rights violations in April 2023. The followings are the detailed information collected by the KHRN statistics and documentation centre regarding these violations. Killings of civilians At least two Kurdish civilians were killed by Iranian military forces in April. Eynollah Ghadernezhad was shot in Oshnavieh,...

This annual report covers the human rights situation of Kurds in Iran from 21 March 2022 to 21 March 2023. As in previous years, the violation of the rights of Kurdish people on the basis of their language, religion, culture, gender, sexual orientation, class, political choices, etc. continued due to the discriminatory laws of the Islamic Republic and the repressive and violent actions of...

17:00 Local Time On 23 November, the Islamic Republic of Iran's security forces arrested a Kurdish former political prisoner named Dler Nasri in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province and took him to an undisclosed location. Reportedly, Nasri was arrested without a court order at his shop. 16:00 Local Time On 23 November, the Islamic Republic of Iran's security forces arrested a civilian named Mostafa Ghanipour in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan province...

The military-security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have killed at least 104 Kurdish civilians, including 11 children, since the beginning of the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people after the government's murder of Zhina Mahsa Amini. Of the 104 civilians, 41 were killed in West Azerbaijan province (13 in Mahabad, 12 in Bukan, eight in Piranshahr, four in Orumiyeh, three in Oshnavieh, one...