Kurdistan Human Rights Network

In 2025, Iran faced a series of unprecedented and multi-layered developments across the military, political and social spheres, developments that have cast serious uncertainty over the country’s

Concerns over the safety of prisoners, particularly political prisoners, have sharply intensified following the onset of US and Israeli military strikes and the escalation of conflict in the region,

Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced Kurdish political prisoners Rauf Sheikh-Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji to death after three years in

At least 240 Kurdish citizens have been confirmed killed during the violent suppression of the recent protests across Iran, marking one of the deadliest episodes of state repression in the history of

Annual Report of 1403 Following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the former president and a member of the “Death Committee” responsible for the killings of political prisoners in the summer of

A group of women’s rights activists, labour activists, trade unionists, and the Mothers for Peace movement gathered today in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, to mark International Women’s Day,

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and

This report examines instances of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians in Iran during 2024. As in previous years, these violations stem from factors such as language, religion, culture,

In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and