Labours Rights Archives - KHRN

August 16, 2019

A Worker Lost his Life at Workplace

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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March 2, 2019

Three Labour Activists at Sanandaj Court of Appeal

Three Labour activists and members of the Sanandaj Bakery Syndicate- Yadi Samadi, Amir Shahabi and Armin Sharife- went on trial at Branch 4 of the Sanandaj Court of Appeal. “On the afternoon of February 27, we presented ourselves at Branch 4 of the Sanandaj Court of Appeal following the receipt of a written summon earlier on. Armin Sharife was charged with the membership in illegal...

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February 20, 2019

A Labour Activist Arrested in Sanandaj

According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Eqbal Shabani, a labour activist and inspector of the Sanandaj Bakery Association, was arrested by security forces at one of the streets of Sanandaj on February 18. There is no information about the reasons for detention and whereabouts of this detained activist. Eqbal Shabani

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December 12, 2018

One-Year Discretionary Punishment for a Kurdish Labour Activist

Omid Assadi, a labour activist from Kamyaran who was arrested by security forces earlier this year and later temporarily released on bail, was sentenced to one-year Discretionary Punishment by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this activist was arrested and beaten in Kamyaran by security forces before being transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence...

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November 21, 2018

A Labour Activist Sentenced to One-year of Imprisonment in Sanandaj

Khalil Karimi, a labour activist and member of the Free Trade Union of Iran Labourers, was sentenced to one year in prison by the Branch1 of Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Khalil Karimi was summoned to Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court on Sunday, Nov 18, 2018 and his one-year imprisonment was officially served on him...

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July 27, 2018

The Trial of Three labours Activists Will be Held in Sanandaj

The hearing on charges against three labours activists from Sanandaj, who were arrested following the International Labour Day and subsequently released on bail, will be held in Sanandaj on August 04. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that during the past few days, three activists called Yadi Samadi, Amir (Jamil Shahabi) and Armin Sharife have been summoned by the Penal Court and...

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