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Urmia Prison: Execution of Sardar Qaderi Carried Out
On the dawn of Saturday, July 25, 2026, the death sentence of a Kurdish prisoner named "Sardar Qaderi" from Mahabad was executed in Urmia Central Prison.
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Report on 6 Months of Structural Repression; More Than 1,430 Gross Human Rights Violations in Kurdistan
This documented report provides a comprehensive summary of the scope, patterns, structural dimensions, and statistics of systematic human rights violations against Kurdish citizens in Iran during the first half of 2026, the details,…
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Bojnourd; Farhad Baghcheqi, Young Kurmanji Kurdish Man, Sentenced to 3 Years Imprisonment and 74 Lashes
July 24, 2026 – "Farhad Baghcheqi," a young Kurmanji Kurdish man from Bojnourd who was arbitrarily detained for two months during the January 2026 protests, was recently sentenced to 3 years of discretionary imprisonment and 74 lashes by a…
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Qotur; Rasul Qalandari, a 21-Year-Old Kolbar, Wounded and Executed at Close Range by Border Guards
July 23, 2026 – Yesterday, a 21-year-old Kolbar and father of two young children named "Rasul Qalandari" was initially wounded by military gunfire from border guards and subsequently killed after receiving two shots to the head at close…
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Paveh; Soheil Ferdowsi, an 18-Year-Old Kolbar, Killed by Direct Fire from IRGC Forces
July 23, 2026 – This afternoon, "Soheil Ferdowsi," an 18-year-old Kolbar, was struck by direct live gunfire from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military forces while engaged in Kolbari along the "Tateh" border, dying instantly at…
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Qazvin; Shiva Zarei, Kurdish Activist and Journalist, Fined on Charge of "Propaganda Against the State"
July 23, 2026 – Over the past few days, "Shiva Zarei," a Kurdish activist and journalist from Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah province residing in Bouin Zahra, Qazvin province, was sentenced to a fine of 50 million Toman on charges of…
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Saqqez; Three Weeks of Detention and Incommunicado Status of Fereydoun Mostafaei, 23-Year-Old Footballer
July 23, 2026 – Three weeks after the arbitrary arrest of "Fereydoun Mostafaei," a 23-year-old Kurdish youth and footballer from Saqqez, there is still no information regarding his fate or whereabouts.
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Mahabad; Arbitrary Arrest of Peyman Mohammadi Moradi Following Summons to Intelligence Office and Transfer to Undisclosed Location
July 23, 2026 – Yesterday, "Peyman Mohammadi Moradi," a young Kurdish citizen from Mahabad, was arrested after being summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence office and subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location.
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Mehdi Khanki; 24th Protester of the January 2026 Demonstrations Executed in an Undisclosed Location
July 22, 2026 – Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported today, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the execution of one of the January 2026 protesters in Karaj named "Mehdi Khanki". The Islamic…
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Oshnavieh; Arman Ebrahimi Transferred to Urmia Prison to Serve One-Year Sentence
July 22, 2026 – Arman Ebrahimi, a young Kurdish citizen from the village of "Alkawi" near Oshnavieh, has been transferred to Urmia Central Prison to serve a one-year discretionary prison sentence.