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NEWS
- Abbas Karimi and Mohammad Ali Najafi Executed in Isfahan; 92 Executions Recorded in 17 Days
- Mother of slain protester Nîka Shakremî detained in Iran
- Warisha Moradi on day 6 of indefinite hunger strike in Evin Prison
- Iran condemns EU, UK sanctions
- Landmine Explosion Claimed the Life of a Baloch Fuel Carrier in Iran
- Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Mohammad Habibi
- Rojhelat environmentalists say Marivan forests deliberately set on fire
- Child Bride Akhtar Ghorbanlu Executed in Ahar Prison
- Two Kurdish breadwinners wounded by Iranian forces
- Journalist Sarunaz Ahmad imprisoned in Iran on strike for 28 days
- Nobel Prize winners join campaign against executions in Iran
- Six killed in attacks in southeastern Iran: State media
- Iran Bombards Israel with Missiles
- Teenager Dies Nine Days After Being Shot by Military Forces in Hirmand
- Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian denied right to see her family
- Brief Detention and Legal Case Filed Against Khosrow Azarbeyg for Street Music Performance
- Kurdish journalist Pakhshan Azizi imprisoned in Iran hospitalized
- Iran denies involvement in Trump assassination plot
- Iran builds a 10-km wall on its border to prevent Afghan migrants20. Blast kills at least 34 mine workers in Iran
- Komala commander killed in clash with Iranian forces
- HRA Welcomes Coordinated Action against Iranian Officials for Human Rights Violations
- Sunni Kurd appointed governor of Iran’s Kurdistan
- Pezeshkian achieved years’ worth of diplomacy by speaking Kurdish: Iran FM
- Narges Mohammadi salutes the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising, calling for ‘active action’
- Child killed by Iranian authorities
- General strike in Eastern Kurdistan on the anniversary of the uprising
- Iran summons 14 Kurdish teacher activists as uprising anniversary nears
OPINION, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS
- Joint Statement on the Continued Detention and Uncertain Status of Azerbaijani Turk Activists in Iran’s Evin Prison
- Eight Years of Resistance for Truth and Justice: Hengaw Human Rights Organization’s Commitment to Advocacy
- Hana’s Statement on October 10, World Day Against the Death Penalty
- Joint Statement: Call for Urgent Action as Executions Reach Highest Number in the Last Decade
- Al-Majali: “escalation between Israel, Iran occurs on “edge of the abyss”
- A legal analysis of an Iranian supreme court precedent involving the sexual abuse of a minor girl.
- Kurdistan Coordination: Executions won’t silence women’s voices
- On 2nd Anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom: Women and Human Rights Organization Urgently Call for Release of Women Human Rights Defenders and Upholding of Women’s Rights in Iran
- Joint Statement of Human Rights Organizations Condemning the Death Sentence of Pakhshan Azizi: We Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Revocation of Pakhshan Azizi’s Death Sentence and Her Release
REPORTS
- World Day Against the Death Penalty: Hengaw’s Report on the Rise of Executions in 2024 in Iran
- At Least 72 Executed in September; IHRNGO Warns of Execution Hike in Shadow of War
- Iran executed at least 138 Kurdish prisoners over past year
- Hengaw’s Monthly Report on Women’s Rights Violations in Iran, September 2024
- September 2024: 8 Kolbars Killed or Injured at the Borders of Iran
- 1400+ Executed in 2 Years Post “Woman, Life, Freedom” Nationwide Protests
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NEWS
- Abbas Karimi and Mohammad Ali Najafi Executed in Isfahan; 92 Executions Recorded in 17 Days
17 October 2024 | IHR
…two men on death row for murder, were executed in Isfahan Central Prison. Abbas Karimi had been granted an extension to raise the blood money but his family were unable to meet the deadline. IHRNGO has recorded 92 executions in the first 17 days of October.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7015/
- Mother of slain protester Nîka Shakremî detained in Iran
17 October 2024 | ANF
The sister of Nîka Shakremî, who was murdered during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom) protests, announced that her mother Nesrin Shakremî was detained by Iranian forces in Tehran.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/-75840
- Warisha Moradi on day 6 of indefinite hunger strike in Evin Prison
16 October 2024 | ANF
Eastern Kurdistan Human Rights Network published a report on the health condition of political prisoner Warisha Moradi who is on indefinite hunger strike in Iran’s Evin Prison…Warisha Moradi, also known as Ciwana Sine, was arrested on 1 August 2023 during a police check near her hometown of Sine (Sanandaj) and taken to an unknown location.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/-75826
- Iran condemns EU, UK sanctions
15 October 2024 | Rudaw
Iran on Monday condemned recent sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United Kingdom over transferring ballistic missiles and drones to Russia, as well as attacks in the Middle East.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/15102024
- Landmine Explosion Claimed the Life of a Baloch Fuel Carrier in Iran
15 October 2024 | Hengaw
Iqbal Rigi, a Baloch fuel carrier from Khash, a district of Sistan and Baluchestan, lost his life due to a landmine explosion planted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-62
- Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Mohammad Habibi
14 October 2024 | HRANA
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the court reaffirmed Habibi’s sentence, which had been issued by Branch 2 of the Shahriar Revolutionary Court. He was convicted on charges of “propaganda against the regime.”
https://www.en-hrana.org/appeals-court-upholds-prison-sentence-for-mohammad-habibi/
- Rojhelat environmentalists say Marivan forests deliberately set on fire
09 October 2024 | Rudaw
Environmentalists in Iran’s western Kurdish regions (Rojhelat) warned on Wednesday that the forests near Marivan are intentionally being burned, as volunteers continue efforts to bring the blaze under control.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/09102024
- Child Bride Akhtar Ghorbanlu Executed in Ahar Prison
06 October 2024 | IHR
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a woman was executed in Ahar Prison in East Azerbaijan province on 1st October. Her identity has been established as Akhtar Ghorbanlu who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/6977/
- Two Kurdish breadwinners wounded by Iranian forces
05 October 2024 | ANHA
According to the Kolb News website, two Kurdish breadwinners, Peyman Naqzadeh and Aram Naqzadeh, were seriously wounded after being attacked by Iranian forces in the city of Paveh, Eastern Kurdistan, on October 3.
https://hawarnews.com/en/two-kurdish-breadwinners-wounded-by-iranian-forces
- Journalist Sarunaz Ahmad imprisoned in Iran on strike for 28 days
05 October 2024 | ANF
Journalist and children’s rights activist Sarunaz Ahmad, an ill prisoner, is being held in Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran. She has been refusing to take medication for 28 days because she has not been given a medical check-up permit.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/-75644
- Nobel Prize winners join campaign against executions in Iran
02 October 2024 | ANF
Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights activist, shared on her Instagram account that she met with a group of Nobel Peace Prize laureates who supported the “No to Execution on Tuesdays” campaign in Iran.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/-75585
- Six killed in attacks in southeastern Iran: State media
01 October 2024 | Rudaw
At least six people including an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander were killed in separate attacks in southeastern Iran, state media reported on Tuesday. A Baluchi extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/01102024
- Iran Bombards Israel with Missiles
01 October 2024 | ANHA
Israeli Channel 12 said that more than 400 missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel, while Reuters said that loud explosions were heard in the Jordan Valley as a result of Iranian missiles.
https://hawarnews.com/en/iran-bombards-israel-with-missiles
- Teenager Dies Nine Days After Being Shot by Military Forces in Hirmand
30 September 2024 | HRANA
According to Haal Vsh, Mohammad Sasuli was fatally wounded by indiscriminate gunfire from Border Guard officers. The shooting occurred on Saturday, September 21, when military forces opened fire without issuing a warning or command to stop.
https://www.en-hrana.org/teenager-dies-nine-days-after-being-shot-by-military-forces-in-hirmand/
- Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian denied right to see her family
30 September 2024 | ANF
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by Iran and has been in prison for 17 years, was denied the right to visit her family on the instructions of the Ministry of Information.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/-75558
- Brief Detention and Legal Case Filed Against Khosrow Azarbeyg for Street Music Performance
26 September 2024 | HRANA
On Friday, September 20, Azarbeyg was arrested by plainclothes security officers and municipal agents while performing in Mellat Park, with his equipment confiscated. He was released shortly after but now faces ongoing legal proceedings.
- Kurdish journalist Pakhshan Azizi imprisoned in Iran hospitalized
26 September 2024 | ANF
According to East Kurdistan media, Pakhshan Azizi was taken from Evîn Prison to a hospital after her health problems had worsened and doctors had advised that she should be treated in hospital.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/-75503
- Iran denies involvement in Trump assassination plot
26 September 2024 | Rudaw
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that allegations Tehran had threatened previous and current United States government officials, including former President Donald Trump, are “ridiculous and completely baseless.”
https://www.rudaw.net/english/world/260920243
- Iran builds a 10-km wall on its border to prevent Afghan migrants
23 September 2024 | ANF
‘More than 10 kilometres of wall have been built on the border and another 50 kilometres are planned,’ General Nuzar Nemati, deputy commander of the Iranian Ground Forces, told local media. Iran shares a 900-kilometre border with Afghanistan.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/-75446
20. Blast kills at least 34 mine workers in Iran
22 September 2024 | Rudaw
A blast at a coal mine in Iran’s south Khorasan province killed at least 34 mine workers, state media reported on Sunday. The explosion occurred at around 9 pm local time (1930 GMT) on Saturday night …
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/22092024
- Komala commander killed in clash with Iranian forces
19 September 2024 | Rudaw
A senior commander of a Kurdish opposition party was killed in clashes with Iranian forces in Iran’s western Kurdistan province on Thursday. The skirmish with Iranian border guards began when members of the leftist Komala Party were ambushed while attempting to enter the country…
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/19092024
- HRA Welcomes Coordinated Action against Iranian Officials for Human Rights Violations
19 September 2024 | HRANA
HRA welcomes the coordinated actions taken by the United States and its allies to impose targeted sanctions on Iranian officials implicated in human rights violations.
- Sunni Kurd appointed governor of Iran’s Kurdistan
18 September 2024 | Rudaw
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian named a Kurdish Sunni politician governor of the western province of Kurdistan on Wednesday. Arash Zerehtan, who represented Paveh city in the parliament from 2020 to 2024, was made governor of the Kurdish-majority province.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/18092024
- Pezeshkian achieved years’ worth of diplomacy by speaking Kurdish: Iran FM
18 September 2024 | Rudaw
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday stated that through speaking Kurdish during his trip in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, President Masoud Pezeshkian achieved years’ worth of diplomacy in one day…
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/16092024
- Narges Mohammadi salutes the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising, calling for ‘active action’
16 September 2024 | ANF
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi published a message on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom) uprising that took place in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan after Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini was tortured to death by the morality police of the Iranian regime two years ago.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/-75340
- Child killed by Iranian authorities
15 September 2024 | ANHA
Iranian security forces opened fire on a car carrying a child and his teacher in the village of Jakiguri, near the city of Rask in Sistan and Baluchestan province, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Ihsan Askani and serious injuries to his teacher, Salman Askani…
https://hawarnews.com/en/child-killed-by-iranian-authorities
- General strike in Eastern Kurdistan on the anniversary of the uprising
15 September 2024 | ANF
PJAK (Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan), KJAR (Community of Free Women of Eastern Kurdistan) and many other institutions and organisations in Eastern Kurdistan called for a general strike to mark the second anniversary of the Jin Jiyan Azadî uprising…
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/-75317
- Iran summons 14 Kurdish teacher activists as uprising anniversary nears
13 September 2024 | ANF
The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, has summoned 14 Kurdish teacher activists for questioning as the second anniversary of the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising approaches, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/-75296
OPINION, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS
- Joint Statement on the Continued Detention and Uncertain Status of Azerbaijani Turk Activists in Iran’s Evin Prison
17 October 2024 | Kurdpa
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern over the inhumane treatment and indefinite detention of Azerbaijani Turk political and civil activists in Iran who were arbitrarily arrested by security forces.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news/2024/10/2
- Eight Years of Resistance for Truth and Justice: Hengaw Human Rights Organization’s Commitment to Advocacy
09 October 2024 | Hengaw
On the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the founding of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, we proudly and with deep commitment to defending human rights and values release this statement.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-38
- Hana’s Statement on October 10, World Day Against the Death Penalty
09 October 2024 | HANA
After the Islamic Republic of Iran came to power in 1979, a new wave of violence against dissidents, various intellectual and political groups, and religious minorities began. The death penalty became one of the main tools of repression in the hands of the dictator.
- Joint Statement: Call for Urgent Action as Executions Reach Highest Number in the Last Decade
08 October 2024 | HRANA
In a statement released today ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Human Rights Activists (HRA) and The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC) condemn the alarming surge in executions in Iran, which have reached their highest level in the last decade—at least 811 reported executions in the past year alone as reported by the organizations.
- Al-Majali: “escalation between Israel, Iran occurs on “edge of the abyss”
27 September 2024 | ANHA
The intensity of the conflict in the Middle East has escalated to a stage now referred to as fighting on the edge of the abyss, following a new trajectory in this struggle, particularly between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah.
https://hawarnews.com/en/al-majali-escalation-between-israel-iran-occurs-on-edge-of-the-abyss
- A legal analysis of an Iranian supreme court precedent involving the sexual abuse of a minor girl.
18 September 2024 | HANA
An Unheard Plea: Iran’s Supreme Court Turns a Blind Eye to Child Rape. “…The members of the court [the supreme court] unanimously confirmed the decision of the ‘First Class Criminal Court’ of Kurdistan province, acquitting the accused of rape…”
- Kurdistan Coordination: Executions won’t silence women’s voices
16 September 2024 | ANHA
Today, the Kurdistan Coordination of the World March of Women – Middle East and North Africa published a written statement on its official social media platform regarding the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising.
https://hawarnews.com/en/kurdistan-coordination-executions-wont-silence-womens-voices
- On 2nd Anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom: Women and Human Rights Organization Urgently Call for Release of Women Human Rights Defenders and Upholding of Women’s Rights in Iran
16 September 2024 | Kurdpa
September 16th marks the two-year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s tragic death while in the custody of the morality police. The 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman was arrested in Tehran for allegedly violating Iran’s strict hijab laws.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news/2024/09/2
9. Joint Statement of Human Rights Organizations Condemning the Death Sentence of Pakhshan Azizi: We Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Revocation of Pakhshan Azizi’s Death Sentence and Her Release
09 September 2024 | Kurdpa
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our deep concern and strong objection to the situation of all political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran who are sentenced to or at risk of being sentenced to death…
https://kurdpa.net/en/news/2024/09/1
REPORTS
- World Day Against the Death Penalty: Hengaw’s Report on the Rise of Executions in 2024 in Iran
10 October 2024 | Hengaw
According to data recorded by the Statistics and Documents Center of the Hengaw, at least 525 prisoners have been executed in various prisons across Iran since the beginning of 2024, as of October 9.
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2024/10/article-5
- At Least 72 Executed in September; IHRNGO Warns of Execution Hike in Shadow of War
02 October 2024 | IHR
At least 72 people were executed in Iran in September and 478 executions were recorded in 2024. Five Afghan nationals were amongst those executed. Of the 72 executions, 35 were for drug-related offences, 35 for murder and 2 for charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) and efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth). Since Pezeshkian took office on 30 July, at least 179 people have been executed, an average of almost three executions per day.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/6965/
- Iran executed at least 138 Kurdish prisoners over past year
10 October 2024 | KHRN
On 10 October 2024, marking the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has documented the execution of at least 138 Kurdish prisoners in various prisons across Iran over the past year.
- Hengaw’s Monthly Report on Women’s Rights Violations in Iran, September 2024
06 October 2024 | Hengaw
According to statistics compiled by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at least eight female activists were arrested, and six were sentenced to prison in September 2024. Additionally, at least 15 cases of femicide were reported in various cities across Iran during the same month.
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2024/10/article-4
- September 2024: 8 Kolbars Killed or Injured at the Borders of Iran
01 October 2024 | Hengaw
According to data compiled by the Statistics and Documents Center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at least eight Kolbars were either killed or injured along the borders of Iran during the month of September 2024. Of these cases, 87.5% were the result of direct gunfire by armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2024/10/article-1
- 1400+ Executed in 2 Years Post “Woman, Life, Freedom” Nationwide Protests
16 September 2024 | IHR
Research by IHRNGO shows that in the two years after the state-killing of Jina (Mahsa) Amini that became the catalyst for the “Woman, Life, Freedom nationwide protests, at least 1425 people were executed in Iran.