Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A civil activist and a citizen from Sanandaj called Shahram Farhadi and Mohammad Naeempour were sentenced to 4 and 2 years in prison respectively by the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj (branh 1) on charges of membership in obstinate groups and propaganda against the regime. Shahram Farhadi (son of Abbas, 27 years old and resident of Sanandaj) and Mohammad Naeempour (son of Abdul Karim, 45 years...

Two political prisoners, Ramin Hussein Panahi and his brother Afshin Hossein Panahi both held at in Sanandaj Central Prison, went on hunger strike in protest to the unfair trial of Ramin after writing an official letter to the authorities four days ago. “Two Kurdish political prisoners have been on hunger strike since January 27, following a death sentence for Ramin Hussein Panahi by the Revolutionary...

Despite the vast presence of anti-riot and uniformed officers in various cities of Kurdistan, reports indicate that various gatherings in different cities still continue. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) from Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Ilam, Islamabad, West of Oromiyeh, Bukan and Dehloran, Hundreds of anti-riot forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) plainclothes forces have been stationed in the main squares and...

In the past days, three Kurdish civil activists (resident of Sanandaj) were summoned to the Sanandaj Intelligence Office headquarters and interrogated on their activities. "On Tuesday, December 13, three Kurdish civil activists known as Habiballah Karimi, Tofigh Alipanah and Ahmad Qamari, were summoned by the headquarters of the Sanandaj Intelligence Office. They were interrogated and threatened for several hourse on their activities such as holding...

Ramin Hussein Panahi, a Kurdish political prisoner who has been detained at the Sanandaj Intelligence Detention Centre since June 23, has gone on a hunger strike since Dec 5 in protest to his unclear status and the refusal of authorities to transfer him to Sanandaj Prison. Amjad Hussein Panahi, brother of this political prisoner confirmed the news of his brother’s hunger strike and told Kurdistan...

Security forces in Sanandaj arrested a labour activist yesterday and transferred him to the intelligence headquarters in the city of Sanandaj. “On Tuesday, September 26, the security forces of Sanandaj arrested Saleh Nia (the Kurdish labour activist and a member of the board of directors of the Free Trade Union of Iran Workers) at his office without arrest warrants. He was then transferred to the...

Following the protest of Sanandaj citizens to the killing of Kurdish Kolbars, there is a high security alert in Sanandaj city due to the presence of numerous Riot Police. Moreover, the internet connection has been completely interrupted throughout the city since yesterday. The Iranian Riot police attacked Protestors who had gathered in Sanandaj today in solidarity with Baneh people. At least five people were...

Last week, two people were burnt when Sanandaj municipality officers demolished and burned a residential building under construction. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network's report, On Thursday, Aug 24, 2017, the Sanandaj municipality officers called "Enforcement Unit" were deployed to Laleh alley located in Nabovat square with the aim of stopping illegal construction. The enforcement authorities of the municipality confronted and threatened the landlord...

A Kurdish political prisoner was executed on the vague charges of Moharebeh (enmity against God) and murder in Iran’s Sanandaj Central Prison. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learnt that the prisoner, Morteza Rahmani, was executed on 3 August after he was transferred to a solitary confinement cell in Sanandaj Central Prison on 31 July. The judiciary and the security authorities of the province...