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Badreh; Faezah Rashidi Arrested After Being Wounded by Pellet Gun
January 4, 2026; yesterday, a Kurdish citizen from Badreh named Faezah Rashidi was arrested by forces after being wounded and transferred to an unknown location.
Human Rights
Kurdistan
Malekshahi; State-killing of Reza Azimzadeh and Mehdi Emamipour in Result of IRGC Fire Confirmed
January 4, 2026; during the popular protests in Malekshahi county in Ilam province, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces used "Kalashnikov" military weapons to open direct fire on protesters. As a result of these shootings,…
Kurdistan
Sanandaj: Threatening Messages to Citizens: Activities in Virtual and Public Spaces Are Crimes
January 4, 2026; In the continuation of the suppression of popular protests and the imposition of a security atmosphere on society, coinciding with the protests that began in December 2025/January 2026, threatening text messages have been…
Kurdistan
Ilam: Arrest of 37 Kurdish Citizens in Dehloran, Darreh Shahr, and Abdanan
January 2, 2026; in the continuation of the wave of arbitrary arrests of Kurdish citizens in Ilam province—aimed at imposing an atmosphere of suppression and security on society following the popular protests that began in January 2026—37…
Kurdistan
Kermanshah: Arrest of 26 Kurdish Citizens in Kermanshah, Harsin, and Sarpol-e Zahab
January 2, 2026; in the continuation of the wave of arbitrary arrests of Kurdish citizens in Kermanshah province—aimed at imposing an atmosphere of suppression and security on society following the popular protests that began in January…
Kurdistan
2025 Protests: 16 Arrests, Over 30 Injured, and Violent Suppression of People in Kermanshah and Ilam
In January 2026 (Dey 1404), a wave of popular protests emerged in Iran due to dire economic conditions and severe inflation, which continued in the provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah. These protests were primarily peaceful and guild-based,…
Kurdistan
Mehrab Abdollahzadeh Under the Blade of Execution; Victim of Unfair Trial, Torture, and a Contradictory Verdict in a Case with 60 Defendants
December 25, 2025; Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a Kurdish political prisoner and one of the detainees of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” revolutionary uprising, is under the serious blade of execution while numerous signs indicate the danger of an…
Kurdistan
Urmia Prison; The Death Sentence of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, One of the Detainees of “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”, Was Upheld by the Supreme Court
December 20, 2025; Branch 9 of the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, one of the detainees of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” revolutionary uprising, who is held in the Central Prison of Urmia.
Kurdistan
Fateh Mahmoudi; Arbitrary Detention, Physical and Psychological Trauma, and a Death Under the Shadow of Security Threats
Fateh Mahmoudi, a 36-year-old Kurdish citizen from Saqqez, was arrested in May 2025 by the forces of the Saqqez Intelligence Administration and was subjected to interrogation, torture, and inhumane treatment in an unknown location for two…
Kurdistan
Piranshahr; With the Detention of Wahab Mohammadpour, the Number of Detainees in This City Reaches Three
On Thursday, October 30, 2025, three Kurdish citizens from Piranshahr named "Rahim Rahmani," "Raouf Farokhi," and "Wahab Mohammadpour" were violently arrested by security forces and transferred to security detention centers; to date, there…