Kurdistan Human Rights Network

In the past few days, Iranian security forces have arrested several Kurdish citizens in various cities of Kurdistan where there is also high security alert due to the widespread presence of anti-riot and plain-clothes forces. According to the latest reports received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), following a gathering to support the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan on the evening of Monday,...

Iran’s Security forces arrested a Kurdish Yarsan activist who was a resident of Neka (a city in the north of Iran) and transferred him to an unknown location. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Aug 30, 2017, Hossein Mansouri,a Kurdish Yarsan activist was arrested by security forces in Neka and transferred to an unknown location. "This activist has only had one...

Iran halted flights to and from Kurdish regions in northern Iraq on Sunday following a plan by the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to hold a referendum on independence. Iran also started military exercises at the Kurdish border areas of the cities of Marivan, Baneh, Sardasht and Piranshahr. Meanwhile, the Special Forces are still manoeuvring in the main areas of the city to create...

Iran executes a man publicly in Ilam for murder Iranian authorities publicly executed a prisoner on murder charges at the Modarres street in the morning of 17 September in the city of Ilam, The prisoner was sentenced to death last December for having killed a woman. He was executed on Qisas law at the request of the victim’s family. This was the second public execution in Ilam in...

Despite the widespread protests to killing of Kolbars in various cities of Kurdistan during recent months, the systematic killings of Kolbars and Kasibkar (Tradesman) continue and several protesters to such killings are still held in detention. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Thursday, September 21, the border guards in the Ghalaga area at Nosoud Border ambushed a group of Kolbars...

During a short interview with Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Zeynab Jalalian talked about her ill health and the suspension of weekly visits with her family by the Prison Intelligence Bureau. This political prison has spent the past 10 years in the prison. “Some time ago, I protested verbally and in writing to widespread use of drugs in the prison. However, not only my protest...

In recent days, security forces have continued to arrest citizens and civil activists protesting to the Killing of Kurdish Kolbars in various cities of Kurdistan. Kurdistan Human Rights Network has been informed that during the past few days, security forces have identified a number of participants in the protests to the killing of two Kolbars in Baneh several days ago and detained them while raiding...

In the past days, following the strike and protest of Baneh citizens to the killing of two Kurdish Kolbars, there is high security alert in Baneh city due to the presence of numerous anti-riot forces (Riot Police). Moreover, a number of political and civil activists have gone on a 3-day hunger strike in protest to continuous killing of Kurdish Kolbars by Iranian border guards...

The Iranian Anti-Riot Forces attacked Protestors who had gathered around the governor's office in Baneh. During this attack, five Protestors have been injured and four others have been arrested so far. "Following a massive strike in Baneh, hundreds of people gathered around the governor's office while calling for dismissal of the governor and putting a stop to killing Kolbars(Kulbars). But anti-riot forces attacked them”, one...