DONATE
فارسی | ENGLISH
Center for Human Rights in Iran Center for Human Rights in Iran
DONATE
  • Home
  • Press Releases
  • Issues
    • Right to Protest
    • Right to Health
    • Internet Freedom
    • Dual and Foreign Nationals
    • Disability Rights
    • Women’s Rights
    • Children’s Rights
    • Labor Rights
    • Right to Education
    • Art, Culture, Society
    • Prisoners / Arrests
    • Free Expression
    • Religious Freedom
    • Human Rights Defenders
    • Ethnic Discrimination
    • Assembly / Association
    • The U.N. and Iran
    • Executions / Life
    • Torture
    • Unfair Trials
  • Publications
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Fact Sheets
    • Posters
    • GIFs & Graphics
    • Illustrations
    • Editorial Cartoons
    • Interactive
  • About Us
    • Press Kit
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Sign Up
Go to...

Tag : Kurdish

December 8, 2022

Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters

Café Worker Mohsen Shekari, 23, Denied Due Process in Kangaroo Court   December 8, 2022 – The execution today in Iran of Mohsen Shekari, 23, after a trial by a kangaroo court that denied him due process emphasizes ...

March 5, 2021

UN Deplores “Systematic” Use of Lethal State Force Against Border Couriers in Iran

Widespread Shutdown of Internet Described as Violation of International Law In response to the killing by state security forces of couriers and protesters in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province since unrest broke out in the area ...

February 4, 2021

36 Human Rights Groups Appeal for Release of Kurdish Detainees and Other Minorities in Iran

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has joined 35 fellow civil society and human rights organizations to make the following urgent appeal and end the ongoing intimidation and arrest campaign against Kurdish and other minority activists and individuals ...

December 20, 2019

“He Was Hit in the Back by a Bullet,” Says Relative of Slain Protester from War Veteran Family

The family of Borhan Mansournia, who was shot by a bullet in the city of Kermanshah on November 16, 2019, are filing a lawsuit to find and punish the killer, a relative told the Center for Human ...

November 11, 2019

Kurdish Political Prisoner Held for 25+ Years Should be Freed Under Revised Penal Code, Says Lawyer

One of the longest-serving political prisoners in Iran, Mohammad Nazari, is eligible for release but is being arbitrarily denied freedom, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Nazari, who is of Kurdish descent, ...

October 30, 2019

Kurdish Female Political Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment, Attendance at Brother’s Funeral

Despite suffering from serious medical problems, the authorities are denying long-time political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian treatment outside the prison’s limited clinic, according to her father, Ali Jalalian. The 38-year-old Kurdish political activist is suffering from heart and intestinal ...

September 28, 2018

Families of Kurdish Prisoners Held Incommunicado Fear Imminent Execution

Two Kurdish men, Houshmand Alipour and Mohammad Ostad-Ghader, have been held incommunicado inside Iran’s Intelligence Ministry detention center in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, since they were arrested on August 3, 2018, the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

September 14, 2018

Activists Arrested After Mass Strike in Iran’s Kurdistan Province Against “Revenge” Executions

After a mass strike by Kurdish merchants in western Iran on September 12, 2018, Iranian security forces arrested several civil rights activists in the region, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has ...

September 10, 2018

Iran’s Execution of Three Kurdish Prisoners is Unlawful and Unjust

All Three Cases Rife with Denial of Due Process and Evidence of Torture and Forced Confessions September 10, 2018—Iran’s execution of three Kurdish prisoners, Ramin Hossein Panahi (22), Zanyar ...

September 5, 2018

Execution of Kurdish Death-Row Prisoner More Likely, Prison Officer Says

Fears for Ramin Hossein Panahi Grow Despite Torture and Due Process Violation Concerns   The execution of a Kurdish death-row prisoner has become more likely, despite credible questions regarding violations of due process ...

August 31, 2018

Fighting Between IRGC and Kurdish Forces Results in More Deaths of Iran’s Border Couriers

At least one courier has been killed and five other people injured near Iran’s border with Iraq since August 23, 2018, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. News of ...

August 28, 2018

Kurdish Death Row Inmate Sews Lips Shut in Hunger Strike Against Denial of Rights

Ramin Hossein Panahi, a Kurdish man in danger of imminent execution in Iran, has sewn his lips shut to protest the denial of his rights by prison authorities. “Unfortunately, ...

July 6, 2018

Kurdish Death Row Prisoner in Iran Repeatedly Led to Believe Execution Would Be Carried Out

Photo: Ramin Hossein Panahi has been transferred to an unknown location possibly to face execution. The authorities of Iran’s Sanandaj Central Prison led 24-year-old Kurdish death row prisoner Ramin Hossein ...

June 20, 2018

Iran: Stop Imminent Execution of Kurdish Prisoner, Investigate Evidence of Torture and Denial of Due Process

Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar Concerns June 20, 2018—The Iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against Kurdish prisoner ...

June 18, 2018

UN Rights Experts: Iran Must Halt Execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi

GENEVA, UN (18 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* have made a fresh call to Iran to annul the death sentence imposed on Iranian Kurd Ramin Hossein Panahi, amid reports that ...

May 4, 2018

Execution of Iranian Kurdish Activist Suspended But Niece Commits Suicide

Nishtiman Hossein Panahi (left) committed suicide on May 2 after being harassed by agents of Iran's Intelligence Ministry and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Young Woman Takes Her Own Life After Campaign ...

May 2, 2018

Execution Imminent of Prisoner in Iran Despite Unfair Trial and Credible Allegations of Torture

Photo: Ramin Hossein Panahi has been transferred to an unknown location possibly to face execution. Lawyer: “Ramin’s case is being processed against ethical standards and existing laws. We have to try ...

May 2, 2018

UN Rights Expert Urges Iran to Halt Imminent Execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi

GENEVA (2 May 2018) – A UN human rights expert has urgently called on Iran to halt the death sentence against Iranian Kurd Ramin Hossein Panahi amid reports he will be executed on Thursday. ...

April 19, 2018

UN Rights Experts Call on Iran to Annul Death Sentence Against Ramin Hossein Panahi

GENEVA (19 April 2018) – United Nations human rights experts* have called for Iran to annul the death sentence against an Iranian Kurdish prisoner, Ramin Hossein Panahi, amid serious concerns that he has not received a fair ...

November 20, 2017

Political Prisoners Transferred to Prison in Northwestern Iran After Being Beaten by Rajaee Shahr Guards

Three political prisoners serving life sentences have been transferred from Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, to Orumiyeh Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province, 444 miles away, without a court order ...

November 5, 2017

Relatives of Slain Kurdish Separatists in Iran Slapped With Long Prison Sentences

The relatives of three alleged members of a banned Kurdish separatist organization in Iran have been sentenced to prison after being accused of collaborating with the group, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has ...

October 2, 2017

Dozens Arrested in Iran for Celebrating Iraqi Kurdish Independence “Yes” Vote

Security forces detained dozens of people in Iranian Kurdish-populated cities on September 26, 2017 following the “yes” vote in the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum. “There was a large gathering in front of the governor’s office ...

September 20, 2017

Family of Man Shot by Iranian Border Guards: Authorities “Lying” About Victim’s Identity

Heydar Faraji (right) and Ghader Bahrami were shot to death allegedly without ...

September 19, 2017

Kurdish Activists Detained for Protesting Killing of Border Couriers

Six Kurdish artists and activists are being detained in Dizelabad Prison in Iran’s Kermanshah Province for protesting the latest killing by Iranian border guards of “...

September 7, 2017

Protest Against Killing of Couriers in Iran’s Kurdistan Province Attacked by Security Forces

Local MP Calls for Investigation A protest was met with tear gas in the city of Baneh in northwestern Iran on September 5, 2017, after people gathered in front of the local governor’s office to demonstrate against the ...

1 2

Latest News

  • Joint Letter: Biden Urged to Help Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    Joint Letter: Biden Urged to Help Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    May 26, 2023
  • World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
    World Leaders Urged to Radically Increase Pressure on Iran to Cease Executions
    May 24, 2023
  • UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission on Iran Condemns Surging Executions
    UN Human Rights Council Fact-Finding Mission on Iran Condemns Surging Executions
    May 20, 2023
  • More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials
    More Executions of Protesters in Iran Imminent after Sham Trials
    May 17, 2023
  • UNHRC: Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    UNHRC: Retract Appointment of Iranian Ambassador to Chair Social Forum
    May 11, 2023
  • UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop
    UN Human Rights Chief: Executions in Iran Must Stop
    May 10, 2023
  • Three Hangings in Three Days: The Islamic Republic Continues Its Killing Spree
    Three Hangings in Three Days: The Islamic Republic Continues Its Killing Spree
    May 8, 2023
  • Activists Detained, Workers Threatened as Oil Industry Workers Strike in Iran
    Activists Detained, Workers Threatened as Oil Industry Workers Strike in Iran
    May 4, 2023
  • Dozens of Labor Activists Detained, Thousands of Workers Threatened as Strikes Roil Iran
    Dozens of Labor Activists Detained, Thousands of Workers Threatened as Strikes Roil Iran
    May 4, 2023
  • Iran: School Girls Continue to Face Chemical Attacks, Officials Refuse to Provide Security
    Iran: School Girls Continue to Face Chemical Attacks, Officials Refuse to Provide Security
    April 24, 2023
  • Imprisoned Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi, Voice of Iran’s Protests, Faces Possible Execution
    Imprisoned Dissident Rapper Toomaj Salehi, Voice of Iran’s Protests, Faces Possible Execution
    April 6, 2023
  • Journalists Denied Release from Prison Amid Supreme Leader’s “Pardon” PR Ploy
    Journalists Denied Release from Prison Amid Supreme Leader’s “Pardon” PR Ploy
    March 23, 2023
  • Iranian and French Lawyers, Doctors Demand Release of Lawyer Mohammad Najafi
    Iranian and French Lawyers, Doctors Demand Release of Lawyer Mohammad Najafi
    March 17, 2023
  • Another Abducted Dissident Sentenced to Death in Iran
    Another Abducted Dissident Sentenced to Death in Iran
    March 13, 2023
  • Teachers Across Iran Protest Government’s Inaction on School Gas Attacks
    Teachers Across Iran Protest Government’s Inaction on School Gas Attacks
    March 10, 2023
  • CHRI Board Member Mehrangiz Kar Receives Women’s Award for Justice and Advocacy from NYC Bar Association
    CHRI Board Member Mehrangiz Kar Receives Women’s Award for Justice and Advocacy from NYC Bar Association
    March 9, 2023
  • 20 Prominent Iranian Lawyers Call on UN to Investigate School Girl Poisonings
    20 Prominent Iranian Lawyers Call on UN to Investigate School Girl Poisonings
    March 6, 2023
  • Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi: I Will “Testify” About Sexual Assault Against Protesters
    Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi: I Will "Testify" About Sexual Assault Against Protesters
    March 3, 2023
  • One Girl Dead, 400 Children Poisoned Amid Attacks on Schools in Iran
    One Girl Dead, 400 Children Poisoned Amid Attacks on Schools in Iran
    February 28, 2023
  • Iranian Activists Announce “Justice-Seeking” Pact in New Statement
    Iranian Activists Announce “Justice-Seeking” Pact in New Statement
    February 27, 2023
Read more
×

Stay
Informed

Get updates on the latest
human rights issues in Iran

Sign up for CHRI's newsletter.


Get the latest Iran updates. Sign up for our newsletter.

Lists*

© 2019 Center for Human Rights in Iran (formerly known as International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)