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CHRI
https://www.iranhumanrights.org/
Iran Human Rights
Kurdistan Press Agency
https://kurdpa.net/en
Kurdistan24
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en
Rudaw
https://www.rudaw.net/english
Al-Monitor
https://www.al-monitor.com
KHRN
http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en
KMMK
Hengaw
NEWS
- Five-Day International People’s Tribunal Heard Witness Testimonies of Use of Force and Torture, Invites Hundreds More to Testify
- KDPI reunion talks continue, could reach agreement by March: KDPI head
- Iran detains 11 more Kurds in fresh wave of arrests
- No news from Zeynab Jalalian for months
- Kurdish journalist released on bail in Sanandaj
- Iran: Teachers protest, demand pay rise amid skyrocketing inflation
- Chomani: EU, US accomplice to migrant influx from Kurdistan
- Iran: Teachers protest, demand pay rise amid skyrocketing inflation
- Iranian armed forces killed a businessman from Sanandaj without prior notice
- Fateme Karimi from Abdanan, Ilam Province, was handed a one-year sentence in prison
- Iran: Anti-smuggling forces kill a Kurdish civilian in Sanandaj
- Concerns grow over Kurdish political prisoner’s risk of execution
- Kurdistan PM, Iranian official discuss strengthening economic ties
- Iranian forces murder a Kurdish youngster
- Iran sentences translator of book on Rojava to 11 years in prison
- Plight of Iranian environmentalists raised at Glasgow summit
- Missing HDP politician from Ağrı detained in Iran
- UN Expert: Death Penalty Used as a Political Tool in Iran
- Iran lashes out at UN’s latest report on human rights violations
- Iran behind attack on US base at al-Tanf: report
OPINION, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS
- “They’re Torturing Me Without Touching Me” Says Unarmed Protester Shot by Iranian Security Forces
- Tribunal begins Public Hearings to investigate mass killing organised by the Iranian Government
- Relatives of UK Hostages in Iran Spend Cold Night Outside Foreign Office
REPORTS
- Human rights
- October monthly report: Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan
- A Report by Kurdistan Human Rights Network on Secret Detention Centres of Iranian Security Institutions in Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Orumiyeh
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NEWS
1. Five-Day International People’s Tribunal Heard Witness Testimonies of Use of Force and Torture, Invites Hundreds More to Testify
14 November 2021 | IHR
The Iran Atrocities Tribunal, also known as the Aban Tribunal, has adjourned after five days of heart wrenching testimonies told to the world by dozens of eyewitnesses, some speaking for the first time. Over 30 witnesses participated in live verbal submissions before the esteemed panel of jurists for the Tribunal.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4971/
2. KDPI reunion talks continue, could reach agreement by March: KDPI head
14 November 2021 | Rudaw
Talks on the reunion of different branches of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) are ongoing and set to reach a conclusion by March 2022, the head of one of the party’s branches told Rudaw on Sunday.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/141120214
3. Iran detains 11 more Kurds in fresh wave of arrests
13 November 2021 | KHRN
Iranian Ministry of Intelligence in Kurdistan province has detained at least 11 more people in Baneh, Saqqez, and Marivan as part of the recent arrest wave of Kurdish civilians and activists. Including these detentions, in the last few days alone, the intelligence ministry arrested at least 28 Kurds in Baneh, Saqqez, and Marivan.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/iran-detains-11-more-kurds-in-fresh-wave-of-arrests/
4. No news from Zeynab Jalalian for months
13 November 2021 | ANF
For months, the relatives of Zeynab Jalalian have known nothing about the condition of the political prisoner imprisoned in Iran for over 13 years as a member of the Kurdish party PJAK.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/no-news-from-zeynab-jalalian-for-months-56198
5. Kurdish journalist released on bail in Sanandaj
12 November 2021 | KHRN
Kurdish journalist and writer Iraj Ebadi has been released on bail yesterday evening after four days in detention. Security forces arrested Ebadi at his home in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, on 7 November. They searched the journalist’s house and confiscated some of his personal belongings.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/iran-detains-11-more-kurds-in-fresh-wave-of-arrests/
6. Iran: Teachers protest, demand pay rise amid skyrocketing inflation
12 November 2021 | KHRN
Employed and retired teachers held protest rallies in various cities across Iranian Kurdistan on 10 November, demanding changes in the pension and salary systems for higher pay amid skyrocketing inflation in the country.
7. Chomani: EU, US accomplice to migrant influx from Kurdistan
12 November 2021 | ANF
As a large number of migrants, the majority of whom are from Kurdistan, are waiting on the Polish-Belarusian border in cold weather and poor living conditions, migration from southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) has again sparked a public debate in Kurdistan and European countries.
8. Iran: Teachers protest, demand pay rise amid skyrocketing inflation
12 November 2021 | KHRN
Employed and retired teachers held protest rallies in various cities across Iranian Kurdistan on 10 November, demanding changes in the pension and salary systems for higher pay amid skyrocketing inflation in the country.
9. Iranian armed forces killed a businessman from Sanandaj without prior notice
10 November 2021 | Hengaw
An informed source told Hengaw that on Sunday evening, November 7, 2021, a businessman from Sanandaj, identified as Farhad Zandi, was shot dead by Iranian armed forces. According to the reliable source, the police opened fire at Zandi’s car, which was empty and did not carry any goods.
10. Fateme Karimi from Abdanan, Ilam Province, was handed a one-year sentence in prison
09 November 2021 | Hengaw
A woman from Abdanan, Ilam province, was sentenced to imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran as per the information obtained by Hengaw. Iranian armed forces have already arrested her at the Bane border…Her charge is being a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI).
11. Iran: Anti-smuggling forces kill a Kurdish civilian in Sanandaj
09 November 2021 | KHRN
Employed and retired teachers held protest rallies in various cities across Iranian Kurdistan Iran’s anti-smuggling department opened fire on a civilian vehicle and killed a Kurdish civilian named Farhad Zandi on the Sanandaj-Dehgolan highway in Kurdistan province on 7 November.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/iran-anti-smuggling-forces-kill-a-kurdish-civilian-in-sanandaj/
12. Concerns grow over Kurdish political prisoner’s risk of execution
09 November 2021 | KHRN
Two weeks after the transfer of the Kurdish political prisoner Mohyeddin Ebrahimi from Orumiyeh prison to an undisclosed location, no information is available about his situation.
His family is concerned about his situation as his death sentence has been finalised.
13. Kurdistan PM, Iranian official discuss strengthening economic ties
08 November 2021 | K24
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari on Monday.
14. Iranian forces murder a Kurdish youngster
07 November 2021 | ANF
According to Kolbarnews, Iranian regime forces opened fire on a group of people who gathered around a vehicle after it had an accident on the Sine-Meriwan road.
15-year-old Aras Qadir from the village of Pichune was hit by a bullet in the chest and lost his life…
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/iranian-forces-murder-a-kurdish-youngster-56062
15. Iran sentences translator of book on Rojava to 11 years in prison
03 November 2021 | ANF
The Iranian Writers’ Association (IWA) announced that its secretary, writer and translator Arash Ganji has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Iranian regime in connection with his translation of a book about a Kurdish-led uprising in northern Syria.
16. Plight of Iranian environmentalists raised at Glasgow summit
02 November 2021 | Al-Monitor
As world leaders convened in the Scottish city of Glasgow to discuss challenges and solutions on climate change, an Iranian rights group attempted to draw their attention to the hardships endured by environmentalists under the Islamic Republic establishment.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/11/plight-iranian-environmentalists-raised-glasgow-summit
17. Missing HDP politician from Ağrı detained in Iran
29 October 2021 | ANF
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) announced that missing HDP local politician Mehmet Birdal from Ağrı is in prison in the Urmia city of East Kurdistan. According to the report, the Iranian authorities justify the detention with the accusation of membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/missing-hdp-politician-from-agri-detained-in-iran-55862
18. UN Expert: Death Penalty Used as a Political Tool in Iran
29 October 2021 | CHRI
In a speech to the UN General Assembly for his fourth annual report, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, criticized three vague criminal charges in Iran that carry the death penalty and are often used against political opponents or political protesters.
https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2021/10/un-expert-death-penalty-used-as-a-political-tool-in-iran/
19. Iran lashes out at UN’s latest report on human rights violations
27 October 2021 | Al-Monitor
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations condemned as “reprehensible” the latest report by the United Nations human rights rapporteur, Javaid Rehman. In a statement, the deputy of Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi “expressed regret” at how Rehman had relied on “ambiguous and unofficial sources” with information provided by “terrorist groups.”
20. Iran behind attack on US base at al-Tanf: report
26 October 2021 | K24
US officials believe that Iran was responsible for an attack at al-Tanf, a US outpost in south-central Syria, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The attack, on Oct. 20, hit both sides of the base…
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/26039-Iran-behind-attack-on-US-base-at-al-Tanf:-report
OPINION, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS
1. “They’re Torturing Me Without Touching Me” Says Unarmed Protester Shot by Iranian Security Forces
14 November 2021 | CHRI
Two years after Iran’s massive November 19 protests, the government has yet to respond to questions about its deadly use of force to suppress the demonstrations, which occurred in more than 200 cities, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured.
2. Tribunal begins Public Hearings to investigate mass killing organised by the Iranian Government
09 November 2021 | IHR
The Iran Atrocities Tribunal, initiated to investigate the killing and wounding of thousands of innocent protesters in Iran in 2019, will begin a series of hearings commencing on 10th November in London to assess whether crimes committed by individuals in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei, and President Ebrahim Raisi, constitute crimes against humanity.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4967/
3. Relatives of UK Hostages in Iran Spend Cold Night Outside Foreign Office
03 November 2021 | CHRI
Two British citizens spent the night in frigid temperatures outside the Foreign Office in London on November 2, 2021, in a bid to gain freedom for their loved ones who are unjustly jailed in Iran.
REPORTS
1. Human rights
06 November 2021 | Kurdpa
Between 27 October and 6 November 2021 at least 12 human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan are reported by Kurdpa.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news?Category=Human%20Rights
2. October monthly report: Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan
03 November 2021 | KHRN
Investigations carried out by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) show that many Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran have become victims of human rights violations in October 2021.
3. A Report by Kurdistan Human Rights Network on Secret Detention Centres of Iranian Security Institutions in Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Orumiyeh
29 October 2021 | KHRN
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has prepared this report to draw the attention of international human rights organisations to the situation of secret detention centres of two security agencies, the Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in Iranian Kurdistan.