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Karaj: Kourosh Jalili, Prisoner from Kermanshah, Executed
In the early hours of Monday, May 12, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner named Kourosh Jalili, a resident of Kermanshah, was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
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Execution of Mehran Nasrizar Carried Out in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
In the early hours of Monday, May 12, 2025, the death sentence of a Kurdish prisoner, Mehran Nasrizar, a native of Sanandaj, was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
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Evin Prison: Labor Activist Morteza Saeedi Granted One-Week Leave
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Morteza Saeedi, a labor activist from Kamyaran County, was granted a one-week furlough from Evin Prison.
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Saqqez: Civil Activist Nariman Randani Temporarily Released on Bail
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, Nariman Randani, a civil activist from Saqqez, was temporarily released from detention on bail.
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Arman Rayzan, a Kolbar from Mariwan, Killed by Government Forces' Gunfire
On the morning of Saturday, May 10, 2025, a young kolbar (cross-border porter) named Arman Rayzan, son of Sediq and a resident of Gogjeh village in the Sarshiv district of Mariwan, was shot and killed by government military forces near the…
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Kurdish Khaki Attire at a Wedding: Samrand Vojoudi Also Arrested — Dozens Summoned, Traditional Kurdish Clothing Seized
Following a wedding ceremony in Bukan where guests wore traditional khaki-colored Kurdish clothing, security forces escalated their actions. After the arrest of the bride’s father in Bukan, two other Kurdish citizens — Ali Daneshi and…
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Mahabad: Night Raid on the Homes of Kaveh and Loqman Salak – All Kurdish Clothing, Mobile Phones, and Documents Seized
In the early hours of Friday, May 8, 2025, security forces conducted a violent night raid on the homes of Kaveh Salak and Loqman Salak, two Kurdish citizens from Mahabad, confiscating all their Kurdish men's clothing, mobile phones, and…
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Mahabad: Ali Daneshi Arrested Again by Security Forces
In the early hours of Friday, May 8, 2025, a Kurdish citizen named Ali Daneshi, a resident of Mahabad, was once again arrested by security forces using violence and was taken to an undisclosed location.
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Karaj – Azhar Piri, Kurdish Journalist, Transferred to Prison to Serve Sentence
On Sunday, May 5, 2025, Azhar Piri Sarmanlou, a journalist and editor-in-chief of the international monthly Pazhuhesh-e Melal (Nations Research), was transferred to Karaj Central Prison to serve a one-year prison sentence.
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Milad Naseri Transferred to Bukan Prison to Serve His Sentence
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Milad Naseri, a resident of the village of Kani-Rash in the Bukan district, was arrested to begin serving his prison sentence and was transferred to the Bukan prison.