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Mahabad; The death sentence of Abdulqader Rasouli, a Kurdish prisoner, was executed
Monday dawn, May 25, 2026, the death sentence of a Kurdish prisoner named "Abdulqader Rasouli" from Mahabad was executed in the prison of this county.
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Kurdistan
Oshnavieh; The release of Arman Darvishi and Milad Shadikhah after 84 days of detention on heavy bail
On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, two young Kurdish men from Oshnavieh named "Arman Darvishi" and "Milad Shadikhah" were temporarily released after 84 days of arbitrary detention, each upon posting a heavy bail of 3 billion Tomans.
Kurdistan
Mahabad; Arbitrary Arrest of 3 Kurdish Youths and Transfer to an Unknown Location Mansour Abbasi, Ahad Kheyri, and Vahed Kheyri
May 24, 2026 (4 Khordad 1405); Following the ongoing wave of arbitrary arrests of Kurdish citizens in Iranian Kurdistan, three more young men from Mahabad, identified as Mansour Abbasi, Ahad Kheyri, and Vahed Kheyri, were arbitrarily…
Kurdistan
Mirabad; Young Kurdish Tradesman Ghazi Kavani Killed by Direct Gunfire to the Head
May 24, 2026 (4 Khordad 1405); Over the past few days, a young Kurdish man named Ghazi Kavani, from the village of "Doleto" in the Mirabad city of West Azerbaijan province, lost his life after being shot directly in the head by military…
Kurdistan
Marivan; Intensification of the Security-Military Atmosphere with the Deployment of Checkpoints, Inspection of Citizens, and Presence of Hashd al-Shaabi and Hezbollah Forces
May 24, 2026 (4 Khordad 1405); Following the enforcement of a security-military atmosphere across the cities of Iranian Kurdistan, the latest reports indicate the extensive deployment of checkpoints along the main roads connecting the…
Kurdistan
Salas-e Babajani: Farooq Mahmoudi Remains Hospitalized 4 Days After Being Shot by Military Forces Due to the Severity of His Injuries
May 24, 2026; Four days after military forces directly opened fire at a Kurdish citizen named "Farooq Mahmoudi"—a resident of "Sheikh Saleh" village in Salas-e Babajani county, Kermanshah province—in the "Sheikh Saleh" border market, he…
Kurdistan
Urmia: Forouzan Nojavan (Eslami) Transferred to Urmia Prison After Completion of Interrogation Phases
May 24, 2026; Over the past few days, Forouzan Nojavan (Eslami), an English language teacher from Urmia and the head of the "Nojavan" Language Academy, was transferred to the women's ward of the central prison of this city after the…
Iran
Mojtaba Kian Was Executed Secretly by the Islamic Republic in an Unknown Location
On Sunday morning, May 24, 2026, Mojtaba Kian, son of Mohammad-Gholi, was secretly executed by the Islamic Republic in an unknown location on the charge of "sending information regarding defense industry production centers to the United…
Kurdistan
Bukan: Rasoul Yadyar Released on Heavy Bail of 6 Billion Tomans After 4 Months of Arbitrary Detention and Severe Torture
Today, Saturday, May 23, 2026, Rasoul Yadyar, a Kurdish citizen from Bukan who was arbitrarily detained by security agencies for over 4 months—held without access to a lawyer, visitations, or family contact, and whose life was endangered…
Kurdistan
Tehran: 4 Months of Arbitrary Detention and Lack of Information on Mojtaba Hajian, a Young Kurdish Man from Ilam
May 23, 2026; Four months after the arbitrary arrest of "Mojtaba Hajian," a 21-year-old Kurdish youth from Abdanan (Ilam province) residing in Tehran, he remains arbitrarily detained in limbo at an unknown location, with no information…