As the eyes of the world remain fixed on escalating regional conflicts, the National Center of Iranian Kurdistan (NNRK) has issued a harrowing call to the international community, warning that the Islamic Republic is using geopolitical instability as a "smokescreen" to conduct an unprecedented wave of domestic executions and what they term an "incremental political genocide."
In a comprehensive statement released today, the NNRK detailed a catastrophic surge in human rights violations throughout 2025 and the first months of 2026, describing a systematic effort by the Iranian regime to eliminate dissidents while global attention is diverted.
The Center highlighted the recent, "secret and expedited" executions at Urmia Central Prison as evidence of a judicial system that has completely abandoned the rule of law. Among those recently put to death are:
Naser Bakirzadeh (26): A Kurdish youth executed after a sham trial lasting only ten days. Reports indicate his "confession" was extracted under extreme torture.
Yaqub Karimpour: A law graduate and member of the Yarsan religious minority, executed on baseless charges of "espionage."
Mehrab Abdollahzadeh (27): A detainee from the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement. Abdollahzadeh was reportedly executed in secret today, May 3, as a punitive measure after protesting the mistreatment of prisoners.
The report provides a grim statistical breakdown of the regime’s "systematic terror." According to NNRK data, 2025 saw a total of 1,858 executions—a more than 100% increase from the previous year.
The statistics suggest a deliberate targeting of marginalized ethnic groups and women:
Ethnic Targeting: At least 503 Kurds, 164 Turks, and 142 Baluchis were executed in 2025.
Violence Against Women: 55 women were executed, while 207 cases of femicide were recorded, which the NNRK attributes to the regime's "reactionary laws and patriarchal structure."
Civilian Casualties: 74 ordinary citizens, including three children as young as four years old, were killed by direct fire from state security forces.
The NNRK asserts that the surge in executions—specifically the 26 cases recorded in April 2026 alone—is part of a survival strategy. By labeling activists with charges of "Baghi" (rebellion) or "espionage for Israel," the regime is attempting to militarize domestic life and stifle the remnants of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement.
The National Center of Iranian Kurdistan concluded its appeal with a list of urgent demands for the United Nations, the European Union, and human rights bodies:
Diplomatic Pressure: An immediate demand to halt all executions, particularly those based on tortured confessions.
Targeted Sanctions: Sanctions against specific judicial and prison officials, including the Warden of Urmia Prison and Supreme Court judges.
Fact-Finding Missions: The urgent deployment of monitors to investigate conditions in prisons across Kurdistan, Baluchistan, and Azerbaijan.
Recognition of Apartheid: Formal international recognition of the regime’s "gender and ethnic apartheid" as a crime against humanity.
Refugee Protection: Enhanced support and asylum for political activists fleeing the imminent threat of the gallows.
"Silence in the face of a machine that claims the lives of our youth daily is a 'green light' for the dictatorship," the NNRK statement read. "Global peace cannot be achieved without ending the state terrorism practiced by the Islamic Republic against its own citizens."
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