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August 26, 2021

Iran jails a Kurdish woman, continues detaining another

Kurdish civil rights activist Azimeh Nasseri has been transferred today, from the detention centre of the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Orumiyeh to the quarantine ward of the city prison, after a month in detention. Separately, Nahid Kamangar, a student of Kurdish language and literature at the University of Kurdistan in Sanandaj, is still held in the women’s ward of…

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January 10, 2021

At Least 11 Kurdish Students and Civil Rights Activists Arrested by Security Forces

In the past two days, at least 11 Kurdish students and civil rights activists have been detained and taken to unknown locations by security forces in the cities of Karaj, Mahabad, Rabat and Marivan. These people have been identified as Farzad Samani, Sohaib Badrouj, Shapol Khezri, Darya Talabani, Salar Rahavi, Sirwan Nouri, Afshin Mam Ahmadi, Bahman Yousefzadeh, Farhad Musapour, Fereydoun Musapour and Dana Samadi. The…

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May 28, 2020

A Student Sent to Prison to Serve his Sentence

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Kajwan Azadian, a civil activist and a student at Payame Noor University in Marivan, was sent to prison for serving his two-month imprisonment sentence today Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Kajwan Azadian was arrested by the security forces on May 19, 2016, but he was released on bail five days later. He was sentenced to one year in prison…

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January 27, 2020

Three Detained Students of Kurdistan University Released on Bail

Three students of Kurdistan University, who were detained by security forces following a rally in protest to the crash of a Ukrainian Plane by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were released on bail. Moslem Suleimani and Arshad Atabak were released on bail yesterday while Zaniar Ahmadpour was released today as his family did not manage to secure the bail yesterday. Arshad Atabak(secretary to “Ahwara”),…

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January 17, 2020

Three Students of Razi University of Kermanshah Released on Bail while One Other Student is Still Detained

Four students who were detained during a rally at Kermanshah University in protest against the crash of the Ukrainian passenger jet shot by the slamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were released on bail but one other student is still in custody. Siavash Hayati- a graduate student in political science and a spokesman for the Yarsan Civil Rights Advisory Council- was released on bail….

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January 13, 2020

Three Students of Razi University of Kermanshah Still detained

Yesterday, January 12, at least four students were arrested during a rally at Kermanshah University in protest against the crash of the Ukrainian passenger jet which was shot by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) One of these detainees was released several hours later but three others are still in custody. The three detainees include 61-year-old Siavash Hayati- a graduate student…

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October 25, 2018

Students Protest Against the Ongoing Trade and Welfare Problems at Razi University of Kermanshah

According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) On Tuesday, students of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Razi University of Kermanshah protested against the continuation of the guild and welfare problems at the university Oct 23, 2018. These students refused to eat the food bought from the university canteen and put their food trays on the campus ground. The students also held a…

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May 28, 2018

A Kurdish student Released from Orumiyeh Central Prison on Bail

A Kurdish student detained last year during a protests rally in Orumiyeh was released from Orumiyeh Prison on a heavy bail. An informed source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that the sentence for Ibrahim Khalidi, the Kurdish student who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in January on charges of “acting against national security through participation in Orumiyeh protests by the Orumiyeh Revolutionary…

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May 23, 2018

A Kurdish Student’s Sentence Reduced by Orumiyeh Court of Appeals

The sentence for Ibrahim Khalidi, the Kurdish student detained in Orumiyeh who was arrested during the recent protests rally and sentenced to five years imprisonment, was reduced to three years by the Orumiyeh Court of Appeals. A source close to the student told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that on Thursday, May 17, the trial of this student was held at (Branch 1) of the…

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PUBLICATIONS

Monthly Report of February 2024

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

Extrajudicial executions: Ra’uf Sheikhi killing

Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN, or Network) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC, or Center):…

Monthly Report of January 2024

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

Special report: 23 women killed, dozens arrested, sentenced, fired from jobs

This report details cases of femicide, suspicious deaths of women, as well as the arrest and imprisonment of Kurdish women activists and their removal…

Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s Annual Report – 2023

This 2023 report details human rights violations of the Kurds in Iran. As in previous years, the violations span across the spectrum of linguistic,…

Monthly Report of December 2023

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

Monthly Report of November 2023

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

Extrajudicial Executions: Rebaz Salehivand Killing

Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (Network) and the “Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC): This case is a…

Extrajudicial Executions: Shahryar Mohammadi Killing

Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (Network) and the “Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC): This case is a…

Monthly Report of October 2023

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

Extrajudicial Executions: Farshad Chechani Killing

Joint explanation of the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN, or Network) and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC, or Center):…

Monthly Report of February 2024

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 February to 29 February.

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 one prisoner in February, identified as Iraj Paki.

Paki was a 38-year-old father of three children who was arrested about four years ago on drug trafficking charges.

*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.

Civilian killings

On 27 February, law enforcement forces opened fire on a private car in the village of Savan in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, resulting in the death of Kurdish tradesman Kavan Amjadi-Nia.

Law enforcement forces stationed at a checkpoint in the village followed Amjadi-Nia’s car, cornered it and fired at it even though there were no foreign goods in the vehicle.

Deaths and killings in prisons

On 26 February, Kurdish political prisoner Shahin Gallehdari took his own life due to the pressure and torture by the Ministry of Intelligence.

Gallehdari, 50, from the village of Haki in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, was serving a two-year sentence in Orumiyeh Central Prison.

Landmine explosions

In February, landmine explosions in Gilan-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, resulted in the death of one person and injuries to three others.

Kolbars and tradesmen

In February, at least two kolbars were shot dead by Iranian border guards and one died of frostbite in the western border areas of the country.

A total of 50 kolbars were injured during this period. Of these, 41 were shot by Iranian border guards, three were injured in road accidents, two fell from heights at the border, two fell while being chased by border guards, one was stabbed by border guards and one was beaten by border guards.

Work-related accidents

At least two workers died in work-related accidents in Kermanshah and Orumiyeh in the past month.

Detentions and arrests

Throughout February, Iranian forces arrested at least 29 civilians, including seven activists and two artists.

At least six of the detained civilians were sent to prisons in Sanandaj, Bukan, Naqadeh, and Oshnavieh to serve prison sentences.

Sentences

In the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least 17 people to punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty.

  • Executions
  • Civilian killings
  • Deaths and killings in prisons
  • Landmine explosions
  • Kolbars and tradesmen
  • Work-related accidents
  • Detentions and arrests
  • Sentences
NameFromCharged withExecution dateExecution locationExplanation
1Iraj PakiSalmasDrug trafficking19 FebArdabil Central Prison38-year-old father of three, arrested about four years ago
NameFromLocationDateOrganisationExplanation
1Kavan Amjadi-NiaSardashtSavan village, Sardasht27 FebLaw enforcement forcesHis car, which was not carrying any foreign goods, was chased and shot at
NameFromLocationCharged withDateExplanation
1Shahin GallehdariOrumiyehOrumiyeh Central PrisonActing against national security by collaboration with PKK26 FebCommitted suicide due to pressure and torture from Ministry of Intelligence
NameLocation of IncidentDate of incidentStatusExplanation
1Iraj MahmoudiGilan-e Gharb6 FebKilledFrom Gilangharb, died due to severity of his injuries on 12 February
2UnknownGilan-e Gharb6 FebInjured
3UnknownGilan-e Gharb6 FebInjured
4UnknownGilan-e Gharb17 FebInjured
NameFromIncident locationIncident dateDead/InjuredExplanation
1Sina AhmadiSaqqezBaneh1 FebInjured23 years old, shot by border guards
2Kouhsar RostamnezhadPavehNowsud2 FebInjuredShot by border guards, bullet hit his pupil and he was taken to the hospital for treatment. In the past year, two other brothers of the kolbar were also injured by gunfire from border forces.
3Diako MohammadiDivandarrehBaneh2 FebInjured17 years old, shot by border guards
4Mehdi SalemSalas-e BabajaniShaho Saryas route3 FebInjuredRoad accident
5Khalil MesriSalas-e BabajaniShaho Saryas route3 FebInjuredRoad accident, condition critical
6UnknownSalas-e BabajaniShaho Saryas route3 FebInjuredRoad accident
7Hamzeh YousefiSalas-e BabajaniNowsud4 FebInjuredShot by border guards
8Mansour Pir-VeysiSalas-e BabajaniNowsud4 FebInjuredShot by border guards
9Khalegh AboubakriBanehBaneh4 FebInjuredShot by border guards
10Ali AboubakriBanehBaneh4 FebInjuredShot by border guards
11Nasser BariBanehBaneh4 FebInjuredShot by border guards
12Hemin (surname unknown)BanehBaneh4 FebInjuredShot by border guards
13Nariman AziziJavanrudNowsud5 FebInjuredShot by border guards
14Nezam TeymouriSaqqezBaneh5 FebInjured38 years old, shot by border guards
15Sirvan SharifiBanehBaneh5 FebInjured21 years old, shot by border guards
16Farid RoubinaMarivanMarivan6 FebDiedFrostbite
17Hassel KouraniMahabadBaneh7 FebInjured20 years old, shot by border guards
18Soran RahimiSaqqezBaneh7 FebInjured19 years old, shot by border guards
19Ayoub MahmoudiBanehBaneh7 FebInjured35 years old, shot by border guards
20Yousef MahabadiMahabadBaneh9 FebInjured26 years old, first beaten by border guards and then shot from a few meters away
21Farzad (surname unknown)UnknownBaneh9 FebInjuredFirst beaten by border guards and then shot from a few meters away
22Rashad BabaeiSanandajTateh in Nowsud9 FebInjuredFalling from a height during the pursuit of border guards
23Belal ShahrokhPavehNowsud9 FebInjuredFalling from a height
24Seyvan SahihiBanehBaneh11 FebKilled20 years old, shot by border guards
25Mohammad BahramiBanehBaneh11 FebInjuredShot by border guards
26Zanyar MohammadiSaqqezBaneh11 FebInjured29 years old, shot by border guards
27Delshad (surname unknown)SardashtBaneh14 FebInjuredShot by border guards
28Saadi MahmoudiPiranshahrHaji Omaran, Piranshahr16 FebInjuredShot by border guards
29Omid AzariPiranshahrHaji Omaran, Piranshahr16 FebInjuredShot by border guards
30Salman AmiriMarivanNowsud16 FebInjuredFalling from a height
31Jalal RahmaniBukanBaneh18 FebInjuredBeaten and shot by border guards
32Ako (surname unknown)UnknownBaneh18 FebInjuredBeaten and shot by border guards
33Rahman RahmanizadehSalas-e BabajaniNowsudMid FebInjuredBeaten by border guards
34Foad KargarJavanrudNowsud21 FebInjuredShot by border guards, father of two children
35Fazel MalekiJavanrudNowsud21 FebInjuredShot by border guards
36Soheyb (surname unknown)JavanrudNowsud21 FebInjuredShot by border guards
37Kazem OsmaniSaqqezSaqqez21 FebInjuredShot by border guards
38Yasin FallahiMarivanNowsud23 FebInjuredFalling from a height during the pursuit of border guards
39Milad RoustaeiSalas-e BabajaniNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
40Farzad (surname unknown)UnknownNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
41Behnam KhosraviJavanrudNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
42Hossein BahramiJavanrudNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
43Meysam RostamiPavehNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
44Foad FeyziSanandajNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
45Mobin KaramiSanandajNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
46Yahya NouriSarvabad, MarivanNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
47Meysam AminiSalas-e BabajaniNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
48Arman RahmaniSalas-e BabajaniNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
49Mahmoud KaramiSalas-e BabajaniNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
50Amir RahmaniDalahuNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
51Farzad RostamiDalahuNowsud24 FebInjuredShot by border guards
52Jafar FarajiSaqqezBaneh26 FebKilledShot by border guards
53Taher (surname unknown)Salas-e BabajaniNowsud26 FebInjuredStabbed by border guards
NameIncident locationIncident dateDied/InjuredExplanation
1UnknownKermanshah5 FebDiedFell from a height
2Houshang RaseghOrumiyehEarly FebDiedGas poisoning
NameDetention locationDetention dateActivityLocation held and latest status
1Yasin AbarianPiranshahr3 FebCivilianTaken to Naqadeh prison
2Eisa EbrahimzadehOshnavieh4 FebLabour activist
3Zhila HojebriMarivanEarly FebPolitical activistTaken to Juvenile Detention Centre of Sanandaj to serve 3 years and 8 months of imprisonment
4Hassan MardaniBukan5 FebCivilianTaken to Bukan Prison to serve 3 years of imprisonment
5Loghman PishniyarBukan5 FebCivilianTaken to Bukan Prison to serve 3 years of imprisonment
6Eisa EbrahimzadehOshnavieh6 FebLabour activistTaken to Naqadeh Prison to serve 4 years of imprisonment
7Asad MohammadiSanandaj6 FebCivil rights activistTaken to Sanandaj Prison to serve 1 year of imprisonment
8Soran PachidehMahabad6 FebCivilian
9Zobeyr Hossein-PanahiDehgolan7 FebCivilianBeaten and arrested after visiting the family home of Mohammad Faramarzi
10Abbas Hossein-PanahiDehgolan7 FebCivilianBeaten and arrested after visiting the family home of Mohammad Faramarzi
11Karzan AsemKamyaran7 FebCivilian
12Yasser HosseiniKamyaran12 FebCivilian
13Sajjad MalekshahiQorveh12 FebCivilianArrested for releasing a video in which he called for a boycott of the elections
14Kaveh ChoupaniDivandarreh13 FebCivilian
15Hossein Saed-MucheshiKamyaran13 FebCivilian
16Mostafa Zaher-ZohourSanandaj13 FebCivil rights activist and mountaineerReleased on bail on 19 February
17Shaban MoridiJavanrud13 FebCivilianPreviously arrested during the protests of November 2019 and the protests of 2022. His arrest was accompanied by violence.
18Babak MohammadiSanandaj13 FebSinger and artistArrested for insulting IRGC, was forced to apologize to this security institution in a video
19Ali BaghadamMarivan13 FebCivilian
20Sirvan BazarganMarivan13 FebCivilian
21Hamed AminiMarivan14 FebCivilianSecurity forces, who covered their faces, first took his child hostage, and released the child after arresting him
22Pedram Hossein-PanahiSanandaj15 FebCivilian
23Ako MohammadniaSanandaj15 FebCivilian
24Rashad ParviziKamyaran17 FebMember of Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association
25Hemin NikpeyMarivan18 FebCivilian
26Zana MenbariSanandaj20 FebCivilian23 years old
27Dana LanjabadiMarivan20 FebCivil rights activist and former political prisonerArrested by the Ministry of Intelligence
28Mehran RahimiQuchan21 FebArtistReleased on bail on 24 February
29Abdolkarim KakoulOshnavieh22 FebCivilianTaken to Oshnavieh prison to serve 1 year of imprisonment
NameResident ofCharged withDate sentencedIssuing courtSentence
1Mohammad KhezrnezhadBukanSpreading corruption on earth, undermining the integrity or independence of the country, propaganda against the statemid-FebBranch Three of Islamic Revolutionary Court in OrumiyehDeath penalty and 16 years of imprisonment
2Safa AeliSaqqezPreparing means of committting crimes to disturb public order, disturbing the public mind through the publication of lies in cyberspace6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 220 months and 33 days in prison and 74 lashes, which was commuted to free community service
3Samira AhmadiSaqqezPreparing means of committing crimes to disturb public order6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 28 months of imprisonment and 70 lashes
4Hiva JahaniSaqqezPreparing means of committing crimes to disturb public order6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 28 months of imprisonment and 70 lashes
5Omid MoghaddasSaqqezPreparing means of committing crimes to disturb public order6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 28 months of imprisonment and 70 lashes
6Mohammad Azad AminiSaqqezPreparing means of committing crimes to disturb public order6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 28 months of imprisonment and 70 lashes
7Hiva TataeiSaqqezPreparing means of committing crimes to disturb public order6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 28 months of imprisonment and 70 lashes
8Sherko HejaziSaqqezPreparing means of committing crimes to disturb public order6 FebBranch 105 of Saqqez Criminal Court 28 months of imprisonment and 70 lashes
9Safa AeliSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security, propaganda against the state, insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in SaqqezA total of 5 years, 4 months and 18 days of imprisonment
10Samira AhmadiSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez3 years imprisonment and ban on leaving the country for 2 years
11Hiva GlobalSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in SaqqezFine of 350 million rials
12Omid MoghaddasSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in SaqqezFine of 350 million rials
13Mohammad Azad AminiSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez3 years imprisonment
14Hiva TataiSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez3 years and 6 months of imprisonment and ban on leaving the country for 2 years as additional punishment
15Sherko HejaziSaqqezInvolvement in assembly and collusion against national security, membership in opposition groups in the country7 FebBranch One of Islamic Revolutionary Court in Saqqez6 years and 1 month and 17 days of imprisonment and 2 years ban on leaving the country as additional punishment
16Fatemeh SheikhiAbdanan, IlamInsulting the sacred12 FebBranch 101 of Abdanan Criminal Court 21 year imprisonment
17Ebrahim RasoulpourNaqadehCollaboration with one of the opposition Kurdish parties of the Iranian government13 FebBranch 103 of Naqadeh Criminal Court1 year imprisonment