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Supreme Court Rejects Hatam Ozdemir’s Second Request for Retrial
The Supreme Court of Iran has rejected the second request for retrial submitted by Hatam Ozdemir, a Kurdish political prisoner and Turkish national.
Human Rights
Kurdistan
Karaj: Kourosh Jalili, Prisoner from Kermanshah, Executed
In the early hours of Monday, May 12, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner named Kourosh Jalili, a resident of Kermanshah, was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
Kurdistan
Execution of Mehran Nasrizar Carried Out in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
In the early hours of Monday, May 12, 2025, the death sentence of a Kurdish prisoner, Mehran Nasrizar, a native of Sanandaj, was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
Kurdistan
Evin Prison: Labor Activist Morteza Saeedi Granted One-Week Leave
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Morteza Saeedi, a labor activist from Kamyaran County, was granted a one-week furlough from Evin Prison.
Kurdistan
Saqqez: Civil Activist Nariman Randani Temporarily Released on Bail
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Nariman Randani, a civil activist from Saqqez, was temporarily released from detention on bail.
Kurdistan
Arman Rayzan, a Kolbar from Mariwan, Killed by Government Forces' Gunfire
On the morning of Saturday, May 10, 2025, a young kolbar (cross-border porter) named Arman Rayzan, son of Sediq and a resident of Gogjeh village in the Sarshiv district of Mariwan, was shot and killed by government military forces near the…
Kurdistan
Kurdish Khaki Attire at a Wedding: Samrand Vojoudi Also Arrested — Dozens Summoned, Traditional Kurdish Clothing Seized
Following a wedding ceremony in Bukan where guests wore traditional khaki-colored Kurdish clothing, security forces escalated their actions. After the arrest of the bride’s father in Bukan, two other Kurdish citizens — Ali Daneshi and…
Kurdistan
Mahabad: Night Raid on the Homes of Kaveh and Loqman Salak – All Kurdish Clothing, Mobile Phones, and Documents Seized
In the early hours of Friday, May 8, 2025, security forces conducted a violent night raid on the homes of Kaveh Salak and Loqman Salak, two Kurdish citizens from Mahabad, confiscating all their Kurdish men's clothing, mobile phones, and…
Kurdistan
Mahabad: Ali Daneshi Arrested Again by Security Forces
In the early hours of Friday, May 8, 2025, a Kurdish citizen named Ali Daneshi, a resident of Mahabad, was once again arrested by security forces using violence and was taken to an undisclosed location.
Kurdistan
Karaj – Azhar Piri, Kurdish Journalist, Transferred to Prison to Serve Sentence
On Sunday, May 5, 2025, Azhar Piri Sarmanlou, a journalist and editor-in-chief of the international monthly Pazhuhesh-e Melal (Nations Research), was transferred to Karaj Central Prison to serve a one-year prison sentence.