Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Zaniar (Matin) Tondro, a 17-year-old student who was shot by Iranian forces during the recent anti-government protests in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan province, on 27 October 2022, has lost sight of one of his eyes. Hamzeh Tondro, the young man's father, spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) about his son's situation and said: "My son was first wounded on 20 September 2022, on the...

A 17-year-old child named Mobin Feizi, who was severely injured by shotgun pellets that hit his head during the public protests in Kamyaran, Kurdistan province, on 15 November, has lost his ability to move an arm and a leg after undergoing two surgeries. On 15 November, the forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot Feyzi in the head with a shotgun in one...

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...

A 17-year-old girl from the village of "Koozeh Rash" in Salmas, named Rojin Khedri, who was beaten by her father, committed suicide this evening by hanging herself and lost her life. The child's parents are said to have been separated years ago and she lived with her father."Last night, this child was severely beaten by her father and this morning she went to one of...

Two Kurdish Civilians, Farooq Azizi and Ata Fattahi, have been arrested by security forces in the cities of Oshnoyeh and Marivan and taken to an unknown location. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Monday, October 26, Farooq Azizi, a Kurdish Civilian from the village of "Bimzarteh" in Oshnoyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested after being telephone summoned to the Intelligence Office of...