Kurdistan Human Rights Network

In the past few days, a young woman from Bukan and a middle-aged man from Orumiyeh ended their life by hugging themselves. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Saturday, March 31, a 54-year-old resident of the village of Dizaj Margoor known as Abdul Karim Khajavi has committed suicide and ended his life due to family problems. The reports indicate that a 30-year-old...

During the past few days, a woman and three men ended up their life with suicide in the cities of Sarabela, Bukan and Sardasht. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Friday, March 23, 2018, a citizen from Sardasht called "Milad Khojestat" has ended his life by hanging himself. He was married and the reasons for his suicide has been announced debt and...

In the last few days, Authorities were attempted to prevent celebrations from taking place and have Sieged the village of Nay and while arresting a number of residents of the village. Authorities were attempted to prevent celebrations from taking place. Kurdistan Human Rights Network KHRN has been informed that on Tuesday evening, March 20, 2018, while residents of the village prepared to celebrate Newroz ceremony, they...

Following the protest rally against the Turkish military attack, A group of civil activists have been arrested in a number of cities in Kurdistan such as Marivan and Kamyaran. Nine of the detainees have been released on bail but there is no information available on the fate of others. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Monday evening of March 12, 2018,...

On Saturday morning February 24, businessmen and marketers in Baneh and Piranshahr closed their shops in protest to the blockade of border crossing. Anti-riot and special guard forces have been present at these cities to confront any possible gatherings in this regard. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that three weeks of closing the unofficial borders of Iran's Kurdistan with the Iraqi...

Over the past several years, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence interrogators threatened former political prisoners and their families as well as the unemployed youth group to force them into cooperation with this military-security institution. “Orumiyeh intelligence bureau summoned and threatened former political prisoners and their families through two interrogators from the Military Institution in the city and villages around Orumiyeh to pressure them into...

On Sunday, February 11, a young woman in “Bardian village” of Soma Bradost of Orumiyeh ended her life with a hunting gun due to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) as Zainab Darwishi, 21 years old. It should be also noted that On Wednesday, February 18, a 26-year-old woman called "Laulau Moradi (married with 3 children) set herself on fire and ended her life due to...

In the past few days, two young men and women have committed suicide and lost their life. Kurdistan Human Rights Network has been informed that “On Wednesday, February 18, a 31-year-old young man called “Iqbal Sarhadi" (an expelled student from University of Tabriz and resident of the Aqqa Mahaleh of Baneh) ended his life by taking a large number of pills.” According to friends and relatives,...

The attack of Turkish army on the city of Afrin, Syria's Kurdistan (Rojavayê) has led to widespread protests in various countries. A number of Kurdish activists in Orumiyeh filed an official request for permission to hold a protest rally in front of the Turkish Consulate in Orumiyeh, but this request was rejected by the Orumieh governorate. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network...