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160 Executed in Three Months as Ghezel Hesar Becomes a "Killing Field" for Dissidents
2026 , April 05
  Execution Wave in Iran: 160 Executed in Three Months as Ghezel Hesar Becomes a "Killing Field" for Dissidents JINAMEDIA — Human rights organizations are sounding the alarm over a chilling surge in the use...
Iran Accused of War Crime Over Recruitment of Child Soldiers
2026 , April 05
Amnesty International has accused Iranian authorities of committing a war crime by recruiting children as young as 12 into military activities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In a statement released on Wednesday, the organization said the recruitment...
National Center of East Kurdistan: Halabja and Sardasht Chemical Attacks are Genocide; Victims Must Be Compensated
2026 , March 17
On the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the chemical attacks on the cities of Halabja and Sardasht, the National Center of East Kurdistan (Rojhelat) issued an official statement. The Center calls upon the international community and...
Rights Alert: Four Medical Professionals Arbitrarily Detained in Iran; Whereabouts Unknown
2026 , February 16
The wave of arbitrary arrests by the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to target medical professionals and healthcare workers. According to reports obtained by Jinamedia, four...
Rights Alert: Wave of Arrests of Kurdish Citizens by Iranian Security Forces
2026 , February 16
The Iranian security apparatus has intensified its crackdown on Kurdish civilians and activists across the provinces of West Azerbaijan,...
Iranian Students Protest Detention of Medical Workers, Condemn Crackdown on Aban Protests
2026 , February 09
Students at universities across Iran have launched protests and issued public statements demanding the...
“Hengaw”: At Least 3,000 Killed and 20,000 Arrested During Iran Protests
2026 , January 28
Jinamedia – In a newly released report, the human rights organization Hengaw has documented...
Renowned Kurdish Artist Yalda Abbasi Detained Upon Return to Iran
2026 , January 28
Yalda Abbasi, a well-known Kurdish artist from North Khorasan and a resident of Germany, was detained by Iranian security forces upon...
Helsinki: Large Demonstration Held in Support of Kurdish Cause and Protests in Iran
2026 , January 25
Helsinki — Hundreds of members of the Kurdish diaspora, Iranian activists, and supporters of the Kurdish cause gathered in the Finnish capital on...
Iranian Diaspora Rally in Toronto Voices Support for “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement
2026 , January 13
A protest rally was held yesterday in Toronto, where Iranian freedom-seeking activists and members of the Iranian diaspora gathered to express solidarity with the people of Iran and the “Woman, Life,...
Arrests of Children, Escalating Crackdown, and Growing Human Rights Concerns in Iran
2026 , January 05
As the wave of public protests across Iran enters its second week, reports indicate an intensification of state repression, including the...
UN Rapporteur: 2025 a Dark Year for Human Rights in Iran
2026 , January 01
At the end of 2025, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, released a written assessment revealing an unprecedented rise in executions and an intensification of political and civil repression by the Islamic Republic. Sato described 2025 as one...
At Least Four Kurdish Citizens Arrested During Protests in Asadabad
2026 , January 01
Amid the continuation of protests by shopkeepers and citizens in several cities, at least four Kurdish citizens were arrested on Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025 (9 Dey 1404), during a protest gathering in Asadabad. According to a report by the Hengaw...
Two Kurdish Citizens Arrested in Saqqez
2026 , January 01
  Two Kurdish citizens from Saqqez, identified as Mostafa Mesri and Hamed Nabati, have been arrested by intelligence forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transferred to an unknown location. According to an informed source, the...
Screening of the Short Film Leyla, the Latest Work by Kurdish Filmmaker Zagros Manouchehri, Opens in Helsinki
2025 , November 28
The screening of the short film Leyla, directed by Kurdish filmmaker Zagros Manouchehri, has opened in Helsinki and has already drawn attention from viewers and the artistic community. This kaleidoscopic short film portrays the life of...
Groundbreaking Volume on Kurdish Genocides Published by Palgrave Macmillan
2025 , October 27
 In a historic step toward documenting the suffering and resilience of the Kurdish people, Palgrave Macmillan has published The Palgrave...
Three Death Sentences—Just for Wanting to Live?
2025 , July 07
  – Human Rights In today’s Iran, justice is neither found in courtrooms nor spoken by judges, nor is it upheld by the law. What happened in Branch One of the Revolutionary Court in Urmia,...
A Look at the Impact of Female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on the World
2025 , July 06
A Look at the Impact of Female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on the World F-RASU Introduction In a world long defined by war, discrimination, injustice, and inequality, peace is no longer just a poetic word—it...
Increased Security Pressure on Two Kurdish Journalists
2025 , June 30
Increased Security Pressure on Two Kurdish Journalists Kurdish human rights journalists under threat: Himan Bayazidpour and Fayegh Rasouli receive death threats June 30, 2025 – Kurdish journalist and human rights activists Himan...
Continued Crackdown in Kurdish Cities
2025 , June 29
Continued Crackdown in Kurdish Cities Five Citizens Arrested in Mariwan by Iranian Security Forces Amid escalating security pressures in Iran's Kurdish regions, five Kurdish citizens from Mariwan were arrested by Iranian security forces on Sunday, June 29, 2025 (8 Tir 1404 in the...