FULL REPORT : News & Human Rights Updates from Iranian Kurdistan
Brother and Sister Arrested in Bokan
Early in the morning on Saturday, November 16, agents from the intelligence agency entered the home of Afsana and Shaho Bayzidi in Bokan and arrested the two siblings.
Kurdish Political Prisoner Stages Hunger Strike
A Kurdish political prisoner by the name of Ali Moradi has begun a hunger strike because he has been transferred from Minab prison to a prison in Bander Abbas
Female Kurdish Activist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court in Bokan sentenced Kurdish activist Shehin Baizidpor to two years in prison.
Two Disappeared Kurdish Labour Activists Arrested
Two Kurdish labour activists who disappeared after that they returned to Iranian Kurdistan from a trip to Iraqi Kurdistan were arrested by Iran’s intelligence agency.
IRGC Killed a Seventeen Year Old Kurdish Girl
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed a seventeen-year-old Kurdish girl by the name Evin Osmani in the city of Baneh.
Kurdish Students Denied Right to Wear Kurdish Clothes
Hatam Maarof, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the new Dean of the Islamic Azad university of Piranshar has threatened to arrest any student wearing kurdish clothes on campus.
Joint Letter by Several Human Rights Organizations to the UN General Assembly
“We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write to urge your government to vote in favor of resolution A/C.3/68/L.57 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled to take place thisTuesday, 19 November2013.”
Kurdish Activist Younis Marofi Arrested
Iranian intelligence agents arrested Kurdish activist Younis Marofi in the village of Indreqash, which is located outside the city of Mahabad.
Kurdpoor Brothers Sentenced to Prison
The Kurdpoor brothers were charged with “Moharebeh” (Enmity against the God), “insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran”, “threatening the territorial integrity of Iran”, “being members of Kurdish opposition parties” and “spreading lies”.
IRGC Killed a Kurdish Civilian outside Baneh
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) soldiers killed a Kurdish civilian in the village of Oshtrawe, located outside the city of Baneh.
Kurdish Bookstore Owner Imprisoned
A Kurdish bookstore owner in the city of Saghez has been sentenced to seven months in prison.
Intelligence Agency Holding Kurdish Activist’s Son Hostage
Iran’s intelligence agency in Mahabad is holding a Kurdish activist’s son hostage until his father turns himself in to the agency.
Witness statement on Loghman and Zaniar Moradi’s Innocence
Two witnesses have come forward to testify that Loghman and Zaniar Moradi are innocent of the charges brought against them.
Kurdish Labour Activists Mysteriously Disappeared
Kurdistan Press Agency reports that two Kurdish labour activists from Iranian Kurdistan have disappeared after returning from a visit to Iraqi Kurdistan.
IRGC Killed a Kurdish Civilian outside Baneh
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) soldiers killed a Kurdish civilian in the village of Oshtrawe, located outside the city of Baneh.