Suicide Archives - KHRN

October 22, 2024

Brothers attempt suicide after torture in Orumiyeh Central Prison

Fardin and Farhad Aghazadeh, two brothers imprisoned in Orumiyeh Central Prison, have attempted suicide after being tortured by prison officials and placed in solitary confinement, the Kurdistan

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February 26, 2024

Kurdish political prisoner takes own life due to torture in Orumiyeh

Kurdish political prisoner Shahin Gallehdar took his own life today due to the pressure and torture by the Ministry of Intelligence, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has

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November 23, 2020

A Child Committed Suicide after Being Beaten by Her Father

A 17-year-old girl from the village of "Koozeh Rash" in Salmas, named Rojin Khedri, who was beaten by her father, committed suicide this evening by hanging herself and lost her life. The child's

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September 30, 2019

Two Kurdish Prisoners Committed Suicide at Orumiyeh and Salmas Prisons

"A civilian, Vahid Karbala'i, committed suicide and lost his life at Ward 2 of Orumiyeh Central Prison. He was arrested last week for carrying 10 grams of drugs and he was transferred to the

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June 1, 2018

A Kurdish Soldier Committed Suicide at Oshnavieh Detention Centre 

On the morning of May 30, a soldier from Piranshahr ended his life at Oshnavieh (Shno) detention centre by shooting a bullet into his head.  Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified

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April 12, 2018

A Woman Committed Suicide in Sardasht

A woman from Sardasht ended her life by hanging herself. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this woman had been suffering from breast cancer. The main cause of the

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April 3, 2018

Iran: Concern Over Increasing Suicide Rates in Kurdistan

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,

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April 1, 2018

Four Suicide Attempts During the First Days of the New Year

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

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February 14, 2018

A Young Woman Committed Suicide in One of the villages of Orumiyeh

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

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