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Tehran Greater Prison: Denial of Medical Care and Continued Confinement of Reza Ramazanzadeh in the Ward for Violent Offenders
Ramazanzadeh in the Ward for Violent Offenders
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Administrative Court Upholds Dismissal of Kurdish Teacher and Union Activist Somayeh Akhtarshomar
Branch 31 of the Appellate Court of the Administrative Court of Justice has upheld the dismissal of Somayeh Akhtarshomar, a teachers' union activist in Marivan, rejecting her appeal and confirming the original termination order without…
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International Workers' Day: At Least 170 Kurdish Border Couriers, 70 Workers, and 18 Local Traders Killed or Injured in 2024
To mark May 1st, International Workers' Day, Kurdpa Human Rights Organization has released a statistical report documenting the number of Kurdish kulbars (border couriers), workers, and local traders (kasbkars) killed or injured in Iran’s…
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Summons and Interrogation of Two Labor Activists in Sanandaj
On Wednesday, May 1, 2025, Zaniar Dabaghiān and Payam Fattahi, two labor rights activists based in Sanandaj, were summoned and interrogated by the Intelligence Office of the Ministry of Intelligence in the city.
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Concealment of the planned execution of Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heydranlou; from enforced disappearance of the body to denial of death certificate to the family
As of today, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, nine days after the announcement of the execution of the Kurdish political prisoner "Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heydranlou" by Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),…
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Two Kurdish Porters Injured by Government Forces' Gunfire at Baneh Border
On the evening of Sunday, April 26, 2025, two Kurdish porters (kolbars), identified as Ako Sharifi, aged 22, and Shawaneh Alipour, aged 25, both residents of Baneh, were injured after being shot by government military forces at the…
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Kermanshah: Sunni Cleric Ayat Gholami Temporarily Released on Bail
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Ayat Gholami, a Sunni cleric and former imam of the "Mohammad al-Mustafa" Mosque in Kermanshah, as well as an instructor at a religious seminary, was temporarily released from detention after posting bail of 700…
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Summons of Civil Activist Afshin Hosseinpanahi to Branch One of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court
Afshin Hosseinpanahi, a civil activist and former political prisoner, has been summoned to Branch One of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court.
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Maku: Kurdish Artist Hassan Ahmadi Arrested by Security Forces
On the morning of Sunday, April 27, 2025, Hassan Ahmadi, also known as "Hassan Ranas," a Kurdish artist from Maku County, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
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Shahramfar Detention Center: Over 3 Months of Arbitrary Detention for Amjad Salehzadeh and Renewal of His Detention Order for Another Month
On April 26, 2025, it was reported that a 38-year-old Kurdish citizen named Amjad Salehzadeh, son of Ahmad and a native of Saqqez, who was arrested by security forces on January 22, 2025, remains in arbitrary detention for over three months…