Kurdistan Human Rights Network

In the past few days, security forces have arrested two activists called Mohammad Saleh Shokri (resident of Saqqez) and Zanyar Dabbaghian from Sanandaj. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that security forces arrested teachers Mohammad Saleh Shokri on Saturday evening, Oct 7, 2018 in his house while searching his house and confiscating a number of his personal belongings. However, there is still...

Following a call in social networks for a nationwide strike in protest to the poor economic situation and inflation, a large part of the markets in several cities (including Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Ilam, Baneh, Saqqez, etc) had closed their shops. Different sources of Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) have confirming the strike in various cities of Kurdistan while stated that the businessmen and marketers have been...

On September 26,2018, the Kurdistan Provincial Governorate published a confidential announcement titled "Solidarity and Integrity against Terrorism" and asked all governmental institutions and authorities in Sanandaj to utilize all the governmental facilities and close Sanandaj market on the morning of Wednesday, September 26 2018 while asking all the guilds and merchants of this city to gather in the city's mosque in protest against Ahwaz...

Despite the consistent enquiries made by the family of the environmental activist, Kaveh Babamoradi, during the past three months, there is still no news about his fate. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), this civil activist (who is a member of the Chia Sabz Community in Sanandaj) is one of the many Kurdish environmental activists who have been recently. He was arrested by...

On the evening of Monday, Aug 20, 2018, security forces raided the house of an environmental activist called Moslem Sobhani in Sanandaj and confiscated a number of his personal belongings while arresting and transferring him to an unknown location. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on the evening of Aug 20, the security forces of Sanandaj have raided the house of Moslem...

The Sanandaj Central Prison’s authorities have increased pressures on the two brothers known as Afshin and Ramin Hossein Panahi. Ramin Hossein Panahi, a Death Row political prisoner who is suffering from kidney pain and kidney disease, has not been offered any medical treatment in prison despite suffering from persistent pain. Also during the past few days, Ramin’s brother known as Afshin Hossein Panahi, was beaten...

Three labor activists from Sanandaj, who were arrested by security forces two weeks ago, were released on bail from Sanandaj Central Prison yesterday. On may 01 (the International Workers's Day), Yadi Samadin (the Secretary to the Sanandaj Bakery Sendicate) and Amir Shahabi (chairman of the Sanandaj Bakery Syndicate) were arrested by security forces. A few days later, "Armin Sharife (a labor and student activist) was also...

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...

In recent days, the Sanandaj Court of Appeals has confirmed the sentences of Afshin Hossein Panahi and Ahmad Amin Panah (a relative of Hussein Panahi) which led to the arrest of Ahmed Amin Panah by security forces on March 26, 2018. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that in recent days the Sanandaj Appeal Court has just approved the eight and a half...