Human Rights Violations in Iranian Kurdistan / REPORT

More than 100 Kurds Arrested in Tehran
Iranian security forces in Tehran arrested more than 100 Yarsani activists today. The Yarsan or Ahl-e Haqq (People of Truth) faith dates back to the 14th century in Iranian Kurdistan and is estimated to have 2 million followers. Its followers are subject to systematic discrimination and oppression by the Iranian state.

IRGC Shot Two Kurdish Civilians in Orumiye
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) opened fire on two Kurdish men by the names of Rahman Bashir and Wehid Pejoi in the village of Qesrki, located outside the city of Ourmye.

Revolutionary Court Sentences Activist to 5 Years in Prison
The First Branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj sentenced Kurdish labour activist Wafa Qaderi to 5 years in prison.

Yarsani Kurds Stage a Demonstration in Kermanshah
Thousands of Yarsani Kurds from the two Kurdish provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah staged a demonstration in the city of Kermanshah to protest discrimination against the religious group.

IRGC Killed Two Kurdish Civilians in Sardasht

In two different incidents, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed two Kurdish civilians in the Kurdish town of Sardasht.

15 Kurds were Arrested in a Village near Mahabad
During the past few days the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have arrested 15 Kurds in the village of Khorkhoreh, which is located outside the city of Mahabad.

Kurdish Student activist sentenced to prison
Mukrian News Agency reports that a Kurdish student activist by the name of Muhammed Koneposhi has been sentenced to one year in prison.

Kurdish Man Shot by Revolutionary Guards
On September 27, Revolutionary Guard forces opened fire on a Kurdish man by the name of Hemin Rahimi.

Souce: PDKI