News

20:09 - 8 March 2026

March 8, 2026 Kurdish Women from the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" Paradigm to Reclaiming Fundamental Rights at the Intersection of Intersectional Oppressions

22:45 - 6 March 2026

Joint Coalition Statement: Iran in Crisis · A Coalition Call for Rights, Justice, and Accountability

01:19 - 6 March 2026

Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Suicide drone attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Kurdish political refugee camps in several stages

23:46 - 4 March 2026

Sanandaj; Forced evacuation of the private “Seyyed al-Shohada” Hospital and deployment of IRGC forces; Concern and abandonment of some surrounding homes

22:09 - 4 March 2026

Mahabad Prison; Special Guard attack and firing of tear gas at the prisoners' protest; Two wounded, reduction in food rations, and a call for help from the prisoners

03:39 - 4 March 2026

Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Continuation of military attacks on political refugee camps/ A previously evacuated hospital was targeted

03:14 - 4 March 2026

Sanandaj; Evacuation of military and government agencies and deployment of forces in government buildings, the Hosseiniyeh, and unknown locations; Increase in serious concern regarding the lives of civilians

13:10 - 3 March 2026

“Saqqez”; Spontaneous evacuation of homes, closing of shops, and absence of protective forces around government agencies to the closure of the Governor's Office and the Intelligence Department;

02:39 - 3 March 2026

Khoy Prison; 31 days of arbitrary detention of Qader Delaei-Milan with two political charges;

02:24 - 3 March 2026

Oshnavieh Prison; Release and leave of 58 prisoners, transfer of the rest to an unknown location

02:19 - 3 March 2026

Mariwan Prison; Release of a number of prisoners simultaneously with military attacks on government institutions

14:30 - 27 February 2026

Quchan Prison; Majid Oghazi was released after 47 days of arbitrary detention; He is an electrical engineer, an athlete, and a wrestler

04:34 - 27 February 2026

Ilam; Arbitrary detention of 5 other citizens; Mohammad-Mahdi Pirdeh, Jaber Soltanian, Erfan Azizi, Sabah Karimi, Farshad Mahdavi

04:03 - 27 February 2026

Malekshahi; 4 days of arbitrary detention and a lack of information regarding Nader Rabeh; He was detained violently while suffering from a severe thigh injury

05:20 - 26 February 2026

Eyvan / Ilam; Babak Karimi, a former political prisoner, was summoned to court with four charges; He had been sentenced to imprisonment during the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" movement

19:50 - 25 February 2026

Mashhad Prison; 49 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Uncertainty for Mohammad-Amin Maftoui, a 16-Year-Old Teenager Under the Support of Welfare Services

21:48 - 24 February 2026

Karaj; Reza Kavoosi, a 16-Year-Old Teenager from Quchan, Identified as Another of the Deceased from January 8; Killed by a Combat Bullet to the Chest

21:31 - 24 February 2026

Quchan Prison; 48 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Uncertainty for Mehdi Gholizadeh; Family Breadwinner and Member of a Kurmanji Kurdish Dance Group

00:23 - 24 February 2026

Quchan Prison; 47 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Uncertainty for Mehdi Bahadori

00:13 - 24 February 2026

March 8, 2026 Kurdish Women from the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" Paradigm to Reclaiming Fundamental Rights at the Intersection of Intersectional Oppressions

Joint Coalition Statement: Iran in Crisis · A Coalition Call for Rights, Justice, and Accountability

Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Suicide drone attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Kurdish political refugee camps in several stages

Sanandaj; Forced evacuation of the private “Seyyed al-Shohada” Hospital and deployment of IRGC forces; Concern and abandonment of some surrounding homes

Mahabad Prison; Special Guard attack and firing of tear gas at the prisoners' protest; Two wounded, reduction in food rations, and a call for help from the prisoners

Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Continuation of military attacks on political refugee camps/ A previously evacuated hospital was targeted

Sanandaj; Evacuation of military and government agencies and deployment of forces in government buildings, the Hosseiniyeh, and unknown locations; Increase in serious concern regarding the lives of civilians

“Saqqez”; Spontaneous evacuation of homes, closing of shops, and absence of protective forces around government agencies to the closure of the Governor's Office and the Intelligence Department;

Khoy Prison; 31 days of arbitrary detention of Qader Delaei-Milan with two political charges;

Oshnavieh Prison; Release and leave of 58 prisoners, transfer of the rest to an unknown location

Mariwan Prison; Release of a number of prisoners simultaneously with military attacks on government institutions

Quchan Prison; Majid Oghazi was released after 47 days of arbitrary detention; He is an electrical engineer, an athlete, and a wrestler

Ilam; Arbitrary detention of 5 other citizens; Mohammad-Mahdi Pirdeh, Jaber Soltanian, Erfan Azizi, Sabah Karimi, Farshad Mahdavi

Malekshahi; 4 days of arbitrary detention and a lack of information regarding Nader Rabeh; He was detained violently while suffering from a severe thigh injury

Eyvan / Ilam; Babak Karimi, a former political prisoner, was summoned to court with four charges; He had been sentenced to imprisonment during the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" movement

Mashhad Prison; 49 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Uncertainty for Mohammad-Amin Maftoui, a 16-Year-Old Teenager Under the Support of Welfare Services

Karaj; Reza Kavoosi, a 16-Year-Old Teenager from Quchan, Identified as Another of the Deceased from January 8; Killed by a Combat Bullet to the Chest

Quchan Prison; 48 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Uncertainty for Mehdi Gholizadeh; Family Breadwinner and Member of a Kurmanji Kurdish Dance Group

Quchan Prison; 47 Days of Arbitrary Detention and Uncertainty for Mehdi Bahadori

Sanandaj; Extension of Detention Order for Sohrab Bahrami, Civil Activist; 30 Days of Arbitrary Detention