Mahsa Amini Archives - KHRN

January 11, 2023

Details of 121 Kurdish people killed during Mahsa (Jina) Amini protests in Iran

According to Iran Human Rights, a total of 481 people have been killed so far during the Mahsa (Jina) Amini protests across Iran, including in Iran's Kurdish region. KHRN data of confirmed deaths

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January 11, 2023

Kurdish detainee sentenced to 10 years in jail, payment in damages

The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, has sentenced the detained 27-year-old Kurdish civilian Towhid (Loghman) Darvish to 10 years of imprisonment in exile in Ahvaz

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January 10, 2023

Tortured Kurdish rapper denied medical care outside prison

Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was sentenced to death over taking part in the recent anti-government protests in Iran's Tehran before his sentence was overturned for retrial, suffers from a

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December 21, 2022

Iran sentences Kurdish journalist to jail, ban from journalism

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, has sentenced a Kurdish journalist named Saman Ghazali to eight months in prison and a one-year ban from journalism on charges

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December 21, 2022

Imprisoned Kurdish singer attempts suicide in Iran’s Karaj

Saman Yasin, a Kurdish artist sentenced to death, attempted to commit suicide by taking pills on the evening of 20 December due to the harsh detention conditions in Hall 31 of Ward 10 of Rajai Shahr

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December 19, 2022

Released protester dies at hospital after torture under detention

A protester named Mohammad Haji Rasulpour, tortured under detention in Bukan, West Azerbaijan, lost his life today in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the city. Rasulpour, a former

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December 16, 2022

Iran releases on bail young girl accused of ‘enmity against God’

Yesterday, Iran temporarily released a 17-year-old girl named Sonia Sharifi, who was arrested by the security forces during the public protests in Abdanan, Ilam province, and accused of “enmity

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December 14, 2022

Iran tortures Kurdish athlete to make forced confessions

Iranian security agents have tortured a well-known Kurdish athlete from Ilam, western Iran, named Jalil Azizpour to obtain forced confessions. Security officers arrested Azizpour in Ilam on 29

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December 14, 2022

Iran accuses 17-year-old girl of ‘enmity against God’

A detained 17 years old girl named Sonia Sharifi has been accused of "enmity against God" (moharebeh) in Ilam, western Iran, during the past few days. Security forces arrested the young girl at

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