Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Detained civilians Sajjad Moradivandan, Saman Moradivandan, Peyman Yasmi, and Amir Hossein Namdarpour went on a hunger strike on 24 February, protesting against the state of uncertainty regarding their situation and harsh detention conditions in Ilam Central Prison, in western Iran. So far, prison authorities have ignored the demands of these detained civilians, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Iranian security forces arrested Sajjad Moradivandan...

Iranian security forces arrested civilians Hadi Hassanvand and Peyman Yasmi in Abdanan, Ilam province, on 8 February. Hassanvand was released after several hours of interrogation, but the fate of Yasmi remains unknown. Yasmi's brother, Pezhman Yasmi, was arrested by security forces in Abdanan on 23 December and is held in Ilam prison. At least 14 civilians have been arrested by security forces over the past week following...