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Baneh – 37-Year-Old Kolbar Rahim Ahmadi Injured by Government Forces’ Gunfire
On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Rahim Ahmadi, a 37-year-old kolbar from Baneh, was injured after being shot by government forces at the border of this county.
Human Rights
Kurdistan
One of Sanandaj’s Security Detention Centers – 28 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Complete Incommunicado Status for Civil Activist Asad Sedighi from Saqqez
As of August 3, 2025, 28 days have passed since the arbitrary and violent arrest of Asad Sedighi, a civil activist from Saqqez, with no information available about his fate. He remains denied any contact or visits with his family and has no…
Kurdistan
Oshnavieh – Night Raid on Balagir Village and Arrest of Abubakr Oghabi After Visiting Intelligence Office
On August 4, 2025, Abubakr Oghabi, a Kurdish citizen from Balagir village in Oshnavieh County, was arbitrarily arrested by security forces after visiting the Intelligence Office to follow up on his identity documents, which had been seized…
Kurdistan
Marivan – Arbitrary Arrest and Continued Incommunicado Detention of Rafigh Mostafaei After One Week
As of August 6, 2025, one week has passed since the arbitrary arrest of Rafigh Mostafaei, a 42-year-old Kurdish citizen from Marivan, with no information available about his fate or whereabouts.
Kurdistan
Mahabad Prison – Denial of Medical Leave for Kurdish Political Prisoner Ashkan Fahim
Ashkan Fahim, a Kurdish political prisoner serving his sentence in Mahabad Prison, has been denied medical leave despite suffering from multiple illnesses.
Kurdistan
Bukan – Seyed Hossein Mohammadi Arrested After Summons to Intelligence Office
On Friday, August 1, 2025, a Kurdish citizen named Seyed Hossein Mohammadi, from the village of Ali Kand in Bukan, was arrested after being summoned to the Intelligence Office of this city.
Kurdistan
Marivan: Continued Detention and Lack of Information on the Whereabouts of Mohammad Parvazeh
Despite three weeks having passed since the arrest of Mohammad Parvazeh, a Kurdish citizen from the village of “Ney” in Marivan, there is still no accurate information about his fate or whereabouts.
Kurdistan
Bukan: Arrest of Rahman Aslani by Security Forces
On July 29, 2025 (Tuesday), a Kurdish citizen named Rahman Aslani, from Bukan, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.
Kurdistan
Mahabad Prison: Mansour Rahimi, Labor Activist and Photographer, Transferred to Prison After 17 Days of Detention with Signs of Torture, Denied Bail and Medical Care
On July 31, 2025, Mansour Rahimi, a 34-year-old labor activist and social photographer from Mahabad, was transferred to Mahabad Central Prison after 17 days of detention and interrogation in a security detention center. He was subjected to…
Kurdistan
Urmiya Prison: Amputation of Four Fingers of Three Prisoners’ Right Hands Carried Out
The sentence of amputating four fingers of the right hand of three prisoners—Hadi Rostami (son of Naser, born January 9, 1987, from Mehran, Ilam Province), Mehdi Shahivand (son of Ali, born March 21, 1978, from Lorestan), and Mehdi…