Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Following the arrest of dozens of citizen and activists in Kamyaran, Ravansar, Sababdaj, Mariwan, Shno, Bukan and Oroumiyeh by security forces over the past two months, only 9 of the detainees were finally released on bail in the past few days. However, there is still no information about the fate of the other detainees. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Saturday, Sept...

A teacher from Sardasht, recently sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court on charges of "membership in the Iranian Call and Reform Organization", was transferred to Mahabad Prison to endure his sentence. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Bakhtiar Arefi, a Teacher from Sardasht who has been arrested on Tuesday June 23, was summoned to the Enforcement Office following...

Eight Sunni religious citizens, who were sentenced to death on charges of assistance and assassination in the deadly attacks of June 07 last year in Tehran, are at risk of imminent execution after the Supreme Court upheld the original verdict. These individuals were arrested following the deadly attacks of June 07 last year on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's Mausoleum, in which 17...

On the morning of May 30, a soldier from Piranshahr ended his life at Oshnavieh (Shno) detention centre by shooting a bullet into his head.  Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified this soldier as Samaran Beygzad. While the family of this soldier has been silent about the cause of their child's suicide, the governor of Oshnavieh has told ILNA news agency, that "The reason for...

The sentence for Ibrahim Khalidi, the Kurdish student detained in Orumiyeh who was arrested during the recent protests rally and sentenced to five years imprisonment, was reduced to three years by the Orumiyeh Court of Appeals. A source close to the student told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that on Thursday, May 17, the trial of this student was held at (Branch 1) of the...

A 12-year-old boy from Sanandaj was severely wounded by a mine blast left over from the Iran-Iraq war. ََAs a result of this incident, which happened on Friday, May 11,a 12-year-old child from Sanandaj lost two hands and one of his eyes. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Shayan Faraji, (12 years old), form of the village of "Zhenin" and a resident...

Baneh citizens (including businessmen and marketers) have temporarily ended their peaceful strike in protest to 'the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs on May 10' after 25 days. In this regard, one of the marketers has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that businessmen decided to temporarily open their shops after 25 days. However, the strike will...

Hossein Ahmadi Niaz, Hossein Panahi's lawyer, announced that Ramin’s death sentence has been confirmed by Branch 39 the Supreme Court in Qom. “During a very quick procedure and without holding a hearing, on Wednesday April 11, the verdict was verbally served to me and my client's brother at Branch 39 of the Supreme Court based in Qom .” , the lawyer announced in an interview...

Following the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan, a large part of the businessmen and marketers of Javanrood, Marivan and Saqqez went on strike by closing their shops. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Tuesday, April 04, a group of businessmen and marketers in Javanrood gathered in front of the governor's building in protest to the blockade of border...