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Imprisoned Kurdish activist’s health worsens amid denial of medical care

Osman Esmaeili, a 64-year-old Kurdish labour activist, is being denied access to specialised medical care and leave due to opposition from the Ministry of…

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Six Kurdish civilians imprisoned for involvement in protests

Six Kurdish civilians from the village of Pasveh in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, were imprisoned on 24 April for their involvement in the anti-government…

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Prisoner executed for murder-related charges in Saqqez

Farzad Khademi, a prisoner convicted of “premeditated murder”, was executed today in Saqqez Prison, in Kurdistan Province. He was transferred to solitary confinement on…

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Kurdish civilian summoned for alleged anti-state propaganda

Matin Hassani, a 23-year-old Kurdish civilian who was injured in the eye during anti-government protests in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, in November 2019, has…

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Kurdish political prisoner denied medical care despite torture injuries

Kurdish political prisoner Keyvan Rashozadeh continues to be denied medical treatment for injuries sustained as a result of torture by prison authorities, as he…

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Kurdish political prisoner attempts suicide, demands furlough

Kurdish political prisoner Abdolaziz Gol-Mohammadi attempted suicide in Orumiyeh Central Prison today in protest at the authorities’ refusal to grant him temporary leave, the…

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Hunger-striking Kurdish political prisoners tortured in Orumiyeh

Kurdish political prisoners in Orumiyeh Central Prison, West Azerbaijan Province, have been subjected to severe ill-treatment and torture by prison guards, the Kurdistan Human…

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Kurdish language teacher sentenced to 10 years in prison

Soma Pour-Mohammadi, a Kurdish language teacher and a member of the board of directors of the Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has…

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War remnants claim life of Kurdish woman in Gilan-e Gharb

Kurdish civilian Akhtar Khanom Moradi died on 21 April as a result of injuries sustained from the detonation of unexploded ordnance from the Iran-Iraq…

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Iran court sentences Saman Yasin to five years of exile imprisonment

The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced Saman Yasin, a Kurdish rapper from Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, to five years of exile imprisonment in…

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Iran border guards fatally shoot kolbar in Baneh

Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Sardab border area of Baneh, Kurdistan Province, on 21 April, killing kolbar…

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