A worker, ‘Isaac Rouhi”, was sentenced to one year in prison by branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj on charges of “propaganda against the state”. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that the verdict was served on this Kurdish worker after being summoned to the court on Aug 20, 2019. His hearing was held on August 10 without the presence…
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A bakery worker, Sediq Seifi, has been arrested by security forces in Divandarah and taken to an unknown location during the past few days. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that security forces had arrested this Kurdish worker at his place of work in the bakery in Divandarah on Thursday, Aug 8, 2019 and transferred him to an unknown location. It is said that…
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A construction worker lost his life due to severe injuries at workplace in the city of “Rabt”. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that Salim Zarei, 47 years old and from Shandareh village of Rabt, has lost his life as a result of soil erosion during excavation process at a construction site on Aug 14, 2019. A Large numbers of workers die every year…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Kurdish Labourer, ‘Isaac Rouhi” has been released on a bail of 100 million Tomans from Sanandaj Central Prison after 32 days of arrest. Branch 2 of the Public Prosecution and Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj had previously issued a bail of 500 million Tomans for his release. However, upon contesting this verdict, the amount of the bail of this activist was…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A worker, ‘Isaac Rouhi” was returned to the Sanandaj Central Prison quarantine due to his inability to secure his 500 million Tomans bail. “On May 1, 2019, Isaac Rouhi was arrested by security forces when he intended to accompany his family to the International Labour Day at Naysar town in Sanandaj. The agents then took the family back to their…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Eqbal Shabani and Towfiq Mahmoodi, two Kurdish Labour activists were sentenced to one year of suspended imprisonment for three years and one-year of imprisonment respectively on charges of cooperating with the “Opposition parties”. KHRN has obtained information that Eqbal Shabani’s hearing was held on May 5, 2019 at branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, headed by Judge…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network(KHRN): The Labour activist “Towfiq Mohammadi” was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison after 45 days of detention at the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre. This labour activist was arrested by security forces on March 9, 2019 at his workplace in Sanandaj. Although Towfiq Mohammadi was transferred to the prison with a temporary arrest warrant, branch 2 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court announced that…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network(KHRN): Eqbal Shabani, a labour activist and inspector of the Sanandaj Bakery Association, was temporarily released on a bail of 100 million Tomans from Sanandaj Central Prison. He was arrested by security forces on February 18 and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Sanandaj. He was transferred to the quarantine section of the Sanandaj Central Prison after interrogations on…
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Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Teachers have staged sit-ins at schools across Kurdistan on March 3, 4 and 5 following the protests of the teachers and call of Coordinating Council of Teachers Syndicates in Iran (CCTSI). In a conversation with KHRN, one of the teachers participating in this sit-in has reported massive participation of teachers in various cities of Kurdistan and said that the sit-ins…
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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 cities across Iran.
This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 March to 31 March.
The restrictive environment for independent human rights organisations in Iran, coupled with the pressures faced by individuals subjected to human rights violations and their families, make it difficult to publish accurate and comprehensive reports.
It is therefore important to note that the statistics and information presented in this report do not cover all cases of human rights violations. This report is the result of examining news and reports published by the KHRN and fact-checking of reports published by other human rights organisations and news websites.
Executions
According to KHRN’s findings, Iran executed at least four prisoner in March for “premeditated murder”.
Two of the prisoners were executed in Mahabad Prison, in West Azerbaijan Province, and two in Ilam Central Prison.
*Explanation: The KHRN, recognizing the fundamental right to life, publishes and records news and execution statistics without regard to the ethnic background of individuals and the location of the execution. All cases reported to the organisation by credible sources are published after thorough fact-checking.
Femicide
In the first half of March, three women were killed by their male family members in Orumiyeh and Kermanshah.
Landmine explosions
In March, landmine explosions resulted in injuries to four people, including two kolbars, in Mehran in Ilam Province, Paveh in Kermanshah Province, and Marivan in Kurdistan Province.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In March, at least five kolbars were shot dead by Iranian border guards, two died of frostbite, two died as a result of falling from the border heights, one was tortured to death by Iranian security forces, one died of a heart attack, one died in a road accident and another died as a result of the overturning of a car chased by police.
A total of 60 kolbars were injured during this period. Of these, 38 were shot by Iranian border guards, nine fell from heights at the border, four were injured in landmine explosions, three were beaten by border guards, two were beaten by Iraqi border guards, two were injured in road accidents, one was injured by stones thrown by border guards, and one was injured in a car that fell from heights at the border.
The identities of three of the kolbars injured in falls from border heights remain unknown and are therefore not included in the table in this report.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout March, Iranian forces arrested at least 20 civilians, including a child and two artists.
At least four of the detained civilians were sent to prisons in Marivan, Saqqez, Naqadeh, and Ilam to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
In the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least four people to punishments ranging from three months to 13 years in prison.
Security forces wound two young men
On 21 March, security forces attacked a group of young people in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, for playing music and having fun. As a result of the forces’ shooting, two Kurdish youths, Mohammad Ahmadian and Arman Basiri, were seriously injured in the leg.
The incident took place in the Eastern Park near the historical site of Tagh-e Bostan.