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December 19, 2025

Family’s final visit raises fears of imminent execution for student

The family of Aghil Keshavarz, a student on death row, have held a final visit with him at Orumiyeh Central Prison amid growing concerns that his execution could take place at any moment, the

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December 18, 2025

Death-row student moved to solitary confinement ahead of execution

Aghil Keshavarz, a university student arrested during Israel’s attack on Iran in June and sentenced to death, has been moved to a solitary confinement cell at Orumiyeh Central Prison in preparation

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December 17, 2025

Security forces detain six more Kurds, total rises to 45

Security forces have arrested six men in Abdanan and Bukan, bringing the total number of Kurdish citizens detained in the recent wave of arrests to 45. Following their arrest, all six were taken

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December 17, 2025

Iran executes prisoner for murder-related charges in Ilam

Kiyoumars Ghobadi, a prisoner sentenced to death on murder charges, has been executed at Ilam Central Prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. “The 37-year-old prisoner was

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December 16, 2025

Prisoner dies in Mahabad Prison after medical neglect

Abdolhadi Sheikhehpour, a prisoner from Sardasht, has died in Mahabad Prison after being denied medical care, despite having completed his prison sentence days earlier, the Kurdistan Human Rights

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December 16, 2025

Five Kurds detained in Oshnavieh, Piranshahr amid arrest wave

Security forces have arrested five more Kurdish citizens as part of a broader wave of arrests targeting Kurdish citizens and activists across several provinces, taking them to undisclosed

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December 16, 2025

Iran releases two Kurdish men after year-long detention

Jalal Sadafi and Ghader Kharamanfar, Kurdish citizens who were detained by the Ministry of Intelligence in December 2024, have been provisionally released on bail from Mahabad Prison, the Kurdistan

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December 15, 2025

Iran executes two men convicted on drug-related charges in Karaj

Iranian authorities have executed two prisoners on drug-related charges at Karaj Central Prison in Alborz Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Ali Eytivandi and

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December 15, 2025

Security forces arrest four Kurdish citizens in Oshnavieh, Kermanshah

Security forces have arrested a Kurdish activist as well as three other individuals, including a 16-year-old child, in a series of detentions carried out without judicial warrants, amid a wider wave

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