Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish cultural and artistic activist Parisa Seifi has been detained by the Intelligence unit of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Sanandaj since 12 November who is being interrogated ever since. "Parisa Seifi was transferred to the IRGC Detention Center after being arrested where she is questioned at the detention facility during the day and transferred to the Sanandaj Correctional Center at night,” a source told the Kurdistan...

Three Kurdish activists who had been detained during Bukan protest rally against the Turkish army's invasion of northern and eastern Syria on 15 Octoberwere released on bail in recent days, a source Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) Activists Jaka Ismailpour, Simko Maroufi and Homan Faizi were released on bail, and another Kurdish activist, Shaho Khezri, who was arrested along with the other three activists, is...

Kurdish civilian Mohammad Sharif Salem  was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of "cooperation with one of the Kurdish opposition parties,” a source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Mohammad Sharif Salem was reportedly arrested by security forces on 10 September and interrogated at the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Centre in Orumiyeh for four days. The hearing of Mohammad Sharif Salem from Dezaj village of Orumiyeh was held at branch...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that a Kurdish civilian, from Islamabad of Oromiyeh, was transferred to the Orumiyeh Central Prison on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Orhan Qasemi was arrested by security forces 45 days ago. The civilian has been charged with "collaboration with one of the Kurdish opposition parties", but no exact information about his charges has been provided yet.It is noteworthy that Orhan...

Several civilians have been summoned and detained by the Iranian security and law enforcement for participating in rallies took place spontaneously and peacefully in several Iranian cities against the Turkish Army's invasion of north and east of Syria, known as Rojava, several sources confirmed to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  Social media activists and users posted many photos and videos of gatherings in the cities of...

During the past week, four Kurdish civilians have been detained by security forces in the cities of Paveh, Marivan and Oshnavieh (Shno in Kurdish) without an arrest warrant. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that security forces have arrested a Kurdish student "Karo Kawe" while farming in the village of Ney in Marivan and another civilian "Sina Jast" from the village of Ney...

Security forces have arrested two Kurdish Civilians, Aram Nikpey and Abdullah Beshtam from “Ney village” of Marivan during the past couple of days. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that security forces have arrested these two Kurdish youths in their village of Ney without providing an arrest warrant on Sunday evening, Aug 18, 2019. There is no information on the whereabouts and the fate...

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...

There is still no information over the fate of the Kurdish civilian "Sarkawt Goudarzi" from Kamyaran who was detained 10 days ago. "On Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019, security forces raided the house of Sarkawt Goudarzi in Kamyaran, who was then arrested and transferred to an unknown location.", a reliable source from Kamyaran told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to this source, the detainee's family have...