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Kurdistan
Anwar Bayzidi Arrested by Security Forces in Bukan
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Anwar Bayzidi, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.
Human Rights
Kurdistan
Ongoing Detention and Legal Uncertainty for Qader Kheramanfar in Mahabad Prison
Qader Kheramanfar, a 60-year-old Kurdish political prisoner from Mahabad, has remained in pre-trial detention since December 16, 2024, without formal charges or legal proceedings.
Kurdistan
Oshnavieh: Ongoing Detention and Lack of Information Regarding the Fate of Khaled Bayzidi
More than a week after the arrest of a Kurdish citizen, Khaled Bayzidi, from the city of Oshnavieh, there remains no precise information regarding his fate or whereabouts.
Kurdistan
Oshnavieh: Soleiman Qader Galwan, Brother of Uprising Victim Abdolsalam Qader Galwan, Arrested by Security Forces
On Monday, June 23, 2025, Soleiman Qader Galwan, brother of Abdolsalam Qader Galwan—one of those killed during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising—was arrested by security forces.
Kurdistan
Execution of Idris Ali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul Carried Out in Urmia Central Prison
On the morning of Wednesday, June 24, 2025, the death sentences of Idris Ali and Azad Shojaei—both from the village of Dowleh Garm in Sardasht—and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, a resident of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, were carried…
Kurdistan
Dehloran: Former Political Prisoner Kianoush Cheraghi Re-Arrested by Security Forces
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Kianoush Cheraghi, a Kurdish citizen from Dehloran and former political prisoner associated with the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, was re-arrested by security forces without a judicial warrant and transferred…
Kurdistan
Oshnavieh: Continued Detention of Kurdish Writer and Poet Omar Mohammadi, Whereabouts Unknown
On Wednesday, June 19, 2025, Omar Mohammadi, a Kurdish writer, poet, and Kurdish language instructor from Oshnavieh, was arrested by security forces.
Kurdistan
Bukan: Security Forces Arrest Behrouz Yazdanpanah
On Thursday, June 20, 2025, a Kurdish citizen identified as Behrouz Yazdanpanah, a resident of Bukan, was arrested by security forces.
Kurdistan
Kianoush Cheraghi Freed After Sentence Suspension Over Mahpareh Prison Protest
On May 17, 2025, Kianoush Cheraghi, a Kurdish citizen from Dehloran and one of the detainees of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom) revolutionary uprising, was released from Mahpareh Prison in Ilam. His prison sentence was…
Kurdistan
Deliberate Clearing of Non-Political Prisoners for Repression: What is Happening Inside Mahabad Prison?
On April 21, 2025, amid an ongoing escalation of military-security control across Kurdistan, Mahabad Prison has undergone significant and deliberate internal restructuring. In a systematic campaign, the majority of non-political prisoners…