January 9, 2026; In the continuation of the wave of arbitrary detentions aimed at imposing an atmosphere of repression and security over society following the popular protests that began in January 2026, nine Kurdish citizens from Abdanan,…
January 8, 2026; Simultaneously with the nationwide strike in various cities of Kurdistan, 9 political prisoners held in Sanandaj Central Prison announced the start of their hunger strike in solidarity with this protest movement by issuing…
January 8, 2026; “Reza Ghanbari,” a 17-year-old Kurdish teenager and student from Kermanshah, whose death during the popular protests in this city was reported on Saturday evening, January 3, 2026, was killed by direct live ammunition fire…
January 7, 2026; In the continuation of the wave of arbitrary detentions of Kurdish citizens in Kermanshah Province, aimed at imposing an atmosphere of repression and security over society following the 2026 popular protests; at least 13…
January 7, 2026; Following the recent nationwide protests and the violent crackdown on protesters, the spiritual leader of the Yarsan, “Seyyed Nasreddin Heidari,” has issued a handwritten letter characterizing the protests of the Iranian…
January 7, 2026; On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, six women's organizations in the cities of Sanandaj, Saqqez, and Mariwan issued a statement declaring that they strongly condemn the violent and bloody crackdown on the protests of January 2026,…
January 7, 2026; Despite more than eight days passing since the arbitrary and violent detention of a 20-year-old Kurdish youth of the Yarsan faith in Kermanshah named “Seyyed Nima Khamoushi,” there is no information available regarding his…
Simultaneous with widespread popular protests in Abdanan on the evening of January 6, 2026, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces raided the family home of political activist abroad “Pezhar Maleki” in Abdanan, a…
January 6, 2026; Two days after the arbitrary and violent detention of two Kurdish brothers from Ilam named Dr. Nabi Omidi, associate professor of economics at Ilam University, and Dr. Ali-Akbar Omidi, a political activist, and considering…
January 6, 2026; Mohammad Reza Karami, another individual wounded in the mass killing of people in Malekshahi, passed away due to the severity of sustained injuries after four days of hospitalization in the intensive care unit of Ilam…
Kurdistan Press Agency
