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'Women's Arab Spring 1.2'
Updated Jan. 10, 2025
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Updated Jan 16, 2025  

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Updated Jan 13, 2025

HAIL TO THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and his placeman president. The message of the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far

(Updates January 17, 2025) z

UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom. Long live a long and free Iran And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update! despite the mullahs' regime to force it down! Her mother speaks out loud and clear UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024 Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's state-sanctioned murder incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday and earlier news about a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:   Read her updated story here

'War against the No-hijabi women' Update Dec. 20, 2024: Iranian Women Rise Against the New Hijab Law with the Slogan "Woman, Resistance, Freedom" Nov. 13, 2024: hijab-torture clinics

Earlier Stories and more

MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED June 24, 2024: The Iranian Regime Judiciary Launches a New Case to Seize the Assets of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Her Family, in Revenge for Seeking Justice for Her Siblings Executed in the 1980s Click the above for also earlier news

January 8, 2025 - December 28 - 4, 2024
Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
in continuation of the below resistence of the 3 sisters

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

Dear reader, let us, apart from all the other news following please read first the alas also most disturbing news
about the ongoing arrests of Kurdish citizens in Iran. This might be related to the fall of assad in Syria and the yet
unknown secure position of the Syranian Kurds who are in probable clashing situations , supported by the Kurdish women-led military forces YPJ, with the new military leader under HTS.
In other words: Rise more for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprisal. Gino d'Artali


In commemoration of Jina Amini - Kurdish-Iranian murdered by the Iranian basij

Actual news
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 17, 2025
<<Three Kurdish men arrested by Intelligence forces in Naqadeh
Three Kurdish men from Naqadeh-identified as Mohammad-Taher Elyasi, Masoud Mohammadpour, and Ayoob Armand-have been forcibly arrested by intelligence department forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to reports obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the arrests took place over two consecutive days. On Thursday, January 16, 2025, intelligence agents raided the homes of Mohammad-Taher Elyasi and Ayoob Armand, both 35 years old, arresting them and transferring them to an undisclosed location. A day earlier, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, Masoud Mohammadpour, a 25-year-old resident of Naqadeh, was violently arrested on a city street while traveling as a passenger in a taxi. All three detainees, who are married, remain in custody at an unknown location. As of this report, no information has been provided about the charges against them or the reasons for their arrests.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-105

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 17, 2025
<<Kurdish man arrested by security forces in Marivan
Kavan Kasraei, a 28-year-old Kurdish man from Marivan, has been arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Kasraei, a resident of the village of 'Ney' in Marivan County, was arrested on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at his workplace. The arrest was conducted without the presentation of an arrest warrant. Sources close to the case report that Kasraei's family has made repeated attempts to obtain information about his whereabouts and condition, but security agencies have refused to provide any details. As of this report, no information has been made available regarding the reasons for his arrest, or the charges against him.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025-01-article-26

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 16, 2025
<<Kurdish man forcibly arrested by security forces in Sanandaj
A Kurdish individual from Divandarreh, identified as Sivan Ghafouri, has been violently arrested by Islamic Republic of Iran security forces in Sanandaj (Sine) and transferred to an unknown location. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Monday, January 13, 2025, Security forces arrested Sivan Ghafouri, a resident of the village of 'Qojar' near Divandarreh and currently residing in Sanandaj. A source close to Sivan Ghafouri's family reported that his arrest was carried out with severe violence, including physical assault, on a street in Sanandaj. This has raised serious concerns about his health and well-being. As of the time of this report, there is no precise information available regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him, or his whereabouts.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025-10-article-115

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 15, 2025
Shahin Alipour, a 21-year-old Kurdish resident of Ravansar in Kermanshah (Kirmaşan) Province, has been arrested by security forces for three days, with no information available about whereabouts. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Alipour was arrested on Monday, January 13, 2025, during a raid conducted by the Intelligence Agency forces on his home. Sources close to the case report that, despite the passage of three days, efforts by Alipour's family to obtain any information about his condition or location have been unsuccessful. As of the time of this report, no details have been provided regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him, or his current status.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-104

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 15, 2025
<<Security forces use violence to arrest two Kurdish men in Naqadeh
Two Kurdish individuals from Naqadeh, identified as Jalal Mohammadi and Khaled Mohammadi, were violently arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Jalal and Khaled Mohammadi were arrested on the morning of Monday, January 13, 2025. The arrest of these two individuals, who are cousins, was carried out with extreme violence and intimidation at their homes in Naqadeh. Jalal and Khaled Mohammadi were beaten in front of their families and subsequently taken to an undisclosed location by security forces. As of the time of this report, no precise information is available about the reasons for their arrest, the charges against them, their whereabouts, or their current condition.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025-10-article-113

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 17, 2025
<<Kurdish man in Piranshahr arrested and held in uncertain conditions
Ebrahim Rasoulianpour, a 45-year-old Kurdish resident of Gaplesen village in Piranshahr, has been arrested by security forces for nearly 20 days and remains in an indeterminate state in custody. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Rasoulianpour is currently being held at Naqadeh Central Prison without formal charges. A source close to his family disclosed that following his arrest by the Ministry of Intelligence in Piranshahr on Thursday, December 26, 2024, Rasoulianpour was initially transferred to the Intelligence detention center in Urmia. After spending time in solitary confinement, he was moved to Naqadeh Central Prison on January 10, 2025. Despite 19 days having elapsed since his arrest, the legal status of his case remains unclear. No detailed information has been provided regarding the charges against him.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025-10-article-112

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 15, 2025
<<Security forces arrest Kurdish man in Sanandaj
Farhad Menbari, a 32-year-old Kurdish resident of Niar village near Sanandaj (Sine), has been arrested by security forces of Islamic Republic of Iran.
According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Menbari was arrested on Monday, January 13, 2025, by officers of the Ministry of Intelligence in Eghbal Square, Sanandaj. The arrest was reportedly conducted without the presentation of an arrest warrant. As of this report, no information has been made available regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him, his current location, or his condition.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/01/article-19

Iranwire - January 15, 2025
<<Kurdish Journalist Sentenced to One Year in Prison by Iranian Court
Azhdar Piri, a Kurdish researcher and editor-in-chief of Research of Nations international magazine, has been sentenced to one year in prison by an Iranian Revolutionary Court in Karaj. The 36-year-old academic from Urmia also received a two-year ban on online activities as part of the court's ruling. The charges against him centered on <propaganda against the Islamic Republic,> according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Piri's legal troubles began on October 21, 2024, when agents from the Intelligence Department raided his residence in Karaj. During the operation, authorities confiscated his electronic devices, including his mobile phone and laptop. After spending 26 days in detention, Piri was released on November 15, 2024, on bail while awaiting the conclusion of his legal proceedings.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/138133-kurdish-journalist-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-by-iranian-court/

Iranwire - January 14, 2025
<<Kurdish Man Held Without Charges for Three Weeks in Iranian Prison
Ebrahim Rasoulianpour, a 45-year-old Kurdish resident, has been detained without formal charges for nearly three weeks, marking another case in a growing wave of arrests targeting Kurdish citizens in western Iran. Intelligence agents arrested Rasoulianpour on December 26 in Piranshahr, according to the Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw. Initially held at an intelligence detention center in Urmia, he was transferred to Naqadeh Central Prison on January 9. Family sources report that Rasoulianpour has been kept in solitary confinement and subjected to interrogation.
Authorities have not disclosed any charges against him since his arrest. The case comes amid an intensifying crackdown in Iran's western provinces. Human rights groups report at least 65 arrests of Kurdish individuals, including civil activists, environmentalists, and former political prisoners, by plainclothes intelligence agents since December. Rasoulianpour is among dozens of Kurdish citizens whose detentions have raised concerns among human rights advocates. The surge in arrests has particularly affected Iran's Kurdish regions, where authorities have intensified security operations over the past month.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/138096-kurdish-man-held-without-charges-for-three-weeks-in-iranian-prison/

Updates January 8 - 6, 2025

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 8, 2025
<<Afshin Hosseinpanahi, brother of executed Kurdish political prisoner, Ramin Hosseinpanahi, arrested in Sanandaj
Afshin Hosseinpanahi, a former Kurdish political prisoner and member of the justice-seeking Hosseinpanahi family, has been arrested again by Iranian security forces. Afshin is the brother of Ramin Hosseinpanahi, a Kurdish political activist executed six years ago. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Afshin Hosseinpanahi, 33 and married, was arrested at his workplace in Sanandaj on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, by agents of the Intelligence Department. Witnesses report that following his arrest, security forces raided his home with several vehicles, conducting an extensive search of the premises. So far, there is no information regarding the reasons for Afshin's arrest, the charges against him, or his current location and condition. In May 2022, Afshin Hosseinpanahi was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison by Branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, presided over by Judge Saeedi. Previously, in November 2017, he was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison by the same court for charges including organizing Newroz celebrations and alleged collaboration with the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Six years of that sentence were enforceable. Afshin was eventually released on conditional parole on April 26, 2020, after serving nearly three years of his six-year sentence. Afshin's younger brother, Ramin Hosseinpanahi, a 24-year-old Kurdish activist born in the village of Qoruchay in Dehgolan County, Kurdistan (Sanandaj) province was executed on September 8, 2018, along with fellow Kurdish political prisoners Zanyar and Loghman Moradi, at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. The Islamic Republic of Iran has not returned their bodies to their families yet.
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/01/article-10

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 6, 2025
Kurdish political prisoner, Pouria Javaheri, in his sixth day hnger strike in Sanandaj Central Prison
Pouria Javaheri, a 31-year-old political detainee from Kamyaran, has entered the sixth day of his hunger strike in Sanandaj Central Prison to protest his prolonged detention without resolution. Arrested during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, Javaheri has been subjected to torture and forced confessions while in custody. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Pouria Javaheri began his hunger strike on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, to protest over two years of detention without a verdict. His lawyer, Mostafa Ahmadian, confirmed the strike, stating:
"My client, Pouria Javaheri, has been on hunger strike in Sanandaj Central Prison to protest his prolonged detention without trial." Javaheri has been in detention since December 2022. Initially held in the Shahramfar Intelligence Detention Center in Sanandaj, he was transferred to Kamyaran Central Prison in February 2023 and later moved to Sanandaj Central Prison in September 2024. Pouria Javaheri has been accused of participating in a fabricated <murder scene> orchestrated by the Kamyaran IRGC Intelligence to implicate him in the killing of a government agent. In March 2024, Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court acquitted Javaheri of charges including <Moharebeh> (waging war against God), <propaganda against the state,> and <membership in opposition groups.> However, he still faces unresolved charges of <premeditated murder of an IRGC member> in a separate criminal case, for which no verdict has been issued. State media had reported the death of Basij member Reza Azarbar in Kamyaran on November 15, 2022, accusing Pouria Javaheri of being the perpetrator. Pouria's father, Hassan Javaheri, has denied these accusations, calling them baseless. He stated that Pouria was working on a road construction project in a nearby village on the day of the incident, a claim corroborated by local witnesses. Despite this, Pouria was arrested on November 29, 2022, after being summoned by the IRGC Intelligence Office in Kamyaran during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/01/article-3

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 6, 2025
<<Kurdish man fatally shot by security forces in Qasr-e Shirin
Mohammad Azizi, a 34-year-old Kurdish man from Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province (Kermashan), was shot and killed by Special Police Forces (Yegan-e Vizhe) and <NOPO> (Guardians of the Islamic Jurist Special Forces) at the Parvizkhan Border Market. He was killed with three bullets in a direct attack. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at 11 PM on Sunday, January 5, 2025, Special Police Forces and NOPO stormed the Parvizkhan Border Market in Qasr-e Shirin and shot Mohammad Azizi with a barrage of bullets, killing him on the spot.
A close relative of Mohammad Azizi told Hengaw:
"Mohammad, born in 1990, was unmarried. He was shot three times in the chest and abdomen with a Kalashnikov rifle, and he died instantly."
Hengaw has learned that Mohammad Azizi had an altercation with law enforcement officers the previous week. On the night of the incident, security forces raided the Parvizkhan Border Market intending to arrest him. When he refused to surrender, they fatally shot him three times. The forces operated under a shoot-to-kill directive issued by Ali Rostami, the prosecutor of Qasr-e Shirin, in an effort to apprehend him.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/01/article-4

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 6, 2025
<<Authorities in Iran's Piranshahr have initiated legal proceedings against 58 individuals for participating in a wedding celebration that included traditional Kurdish dance. The summonses were issued by local prosecutor Mojtaba Mahmoudi on January 2, with participants facing charges of <propaganda against the Islamic Republic> for their dance and celebration. Videos of the wedding celebration, which circulated widely on social media, led to the charges. The attendees, including the family members of Kumar Daroftadeh and Amir Farasati Shad-two individuals killed during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement - are required to appear before the Revolutionary Court in Piranshahr. The traditional Kurdish dance performed at the wedding is cited specifically in the charges against the guests.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/137798-58-iranians-face-charges-for-traditional-kurdish-dance-at-wedding/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 5, 2025
<<Kurdish man, Salam Azari sentenced to imprisonment
Salam (Shahin) Azari, a 42-year-old Kurdish man and father of three from Naghadeh, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Salam Azari was convicted by Branch 1 of the Mahabad Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Sajjad Dosti. He received a 12-month prison sentence for <membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan> and an additional 6-month sentence for <propaganda against the state.> Salam Azari was arrested on November 18, 2023, by security forces in Naghadeh. His arrest was carried out at his workplace without an arrest warrant and involved the use of significant violence. Following his detention, security forces also conducted a thorough search of his home. After spending time in custody, Salam Azari was temporarily released on bail of 2 billion tomans pending the completion of his trial.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-67

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 5, 2025
<<Kurdish man, Salam Azari sentenced to imprisonment
Salam (Shahin) Azari, a 42-year-old Kurdish man and father of three from Naghadeh, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Salam Azari was convicted by Branch 1 of the Mahabad Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Sajjad Dosti. He received a 12-month prison sentence for <membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan> and an additional 6-month sentence for <propaganda against the state.> Salam Azari was arrested on November 18, 2023, by security forces in Naghadeh. His arrest was carried out at his workplace without an arrest warrant and involved the use of significant violence. Following his detention, security forces also conducted a thorough search of his home. After spending time in custody, Salam Azari was temporarily released on bail of 2 billion tomans pending the completion of his trial.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-67

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - January 5, 2025
<<Uncertainty surrounds Hassan Ahar, Kurdish resident of Bukan, after arrest
Hassan Ahar, a 45-year-old Kurdish man and father of two from Bukan, has been arrested by security forces for the past two weeks, with his whereabouts still unknown. According to received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Hassan Ahar was arrested at his workplace on Sunday, December 22, 2024, by agents of the Intelligence Department in Bukan. The arrest was carried out without an arrest warrant, and he was subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location. Fourteen days after his arrest, no information regarding his condition or location has been provided. During this time, Hassan Ahar has been denied the right to contact his family or relatives. Efforts by his family to obtain information about his situation have been unsuccessful. Security forces have refused to provide clear answers and have issued threats against the family to discourage them from publicizing the matter.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-69

Earlier reports
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 30, 2024
<<Ongoing wave of arrests in Kurdistan: Four Kurds arrested by security forces
The wave of arrests targeting Kurds in Kurdistan continues unabated, with four individuals-Rasoul Pourkhazri, Faiaq Ghaderzadeh, Fardin Nouri, and Faiaq Rashdiyan-arrested by security forces in the cities of Saqqez, Oshnavieh (Şino), and Mahabad. This latest development brings the total number of Kurds detained in December 2024 to 70. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the arrests occurred under troubling circumstances. At 3 a.m. on Sunday, December 30, 2024, 21-year-old Faiaq Ghaderzadeh, a resident of Mahabad, was detained at his workplace by security forces. The arrest was carried out without a search warrant, and he was transferred to an undisclosed location. On the same day, at 1 a.m., security agents raided the home of Rasoul Pourkhazri, a resident of the village of Soufian near Oshnavieh. Pourkhazri was also arrested without the presentation of a search warrant, and his whereabouts remain unknown. Two other individuals, Fardin Nouri and Faiaq Rashdiyan, were arrested earlier on Thursday, December 26, 2024. Both are residents of the village of Khordeloki in the Sarshiv district of Saqqez. They were arrested by agents of the Intelligence Department while in the city of Baneh and subsequently transferred to undisclosed locations.
Families of the detained individuals have been unable to obtain any information regarding their fate or whereabouts despite persistent efforts. As of this report, no details have been released about the reasons for these arrests, or the charges against the detainees.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-49

Arrests in Kurdistan reach 71
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 30, 2024
A Kurdish man from Sardasht, identified as Esmail Osmani, has been arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location, adding to the ongoing wave of detentions targeting Kurdish individuals. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 24-year-old Esmail Osmani was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, December 28, 2024, at his home. The arrest was carried out by security agents using excessive force and without the presentation of a search warrant. Esmail Osmani, an employee of the Sardasht Post Office, remains in an unknown location three days after his detention, and no information has been made available about his condition. As of this report, there has been no explanation regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him, or his current whereabouts. With this case, the number of Kurds arrested across various cities in Kurdistan during December has risen to at least 71.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-51

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 30, 2024
Ongoing wave of Kurdish arrests: Three men arrested in Oshnavieh
Security forces have arrested three Kurdish men-Rahman Tabesh, Kourosh Azizi, and Hedi Shadikhah-in Oshnavieh (Şino), transferring them to undisclosed locations. At least 66 Kurds have been arrested in Iran during December 2024 alone. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Rahman Tabesh, a former political prisoner, was arrested at his family home in Oshnavieh at 4 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024, by agents of the Intelligence Department. Simultaneously Hedi Shadikhah, a resident of the village of Singan, was arrested at his family home. During the arrests of Tabesh and Shadikhah, intelligence agents created an atmosphere of intimidation and used excessive force, including searching their homes. Kourosh Azizi, another former political prisoner, was arrested at his workplace on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Security agents later raided his home and conducted a search. Rahman Tabesh was previously arrested in 2020 and sentenced to three years and six months in prison on charges of <membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.> He served part of his sentence in the prisons of Oshnavieh and Naqadeh before being released. Kourosh Azizi was arrested in 2018 on similar charges and sentenced to four years in prison, with three years enforceable. He began serving his sentence on December 22, 2019, in Oshnavieh Central Prison and was later conditionally released.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-47

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 29, 2024
<<Security forces arrest two Kurds in Mahabad
The ongoing wave of arrests targeting Kurds by Islamic Republic of Iran security forces has continued with the detention of two individuals, Jamal Sheikhehpour and Afshin Khalifehzadeh, in Mahabad. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, in the early hours of Sunday, December 29, 2024, agents from the Intelligence Department arrested Jamal Sheikhehpour and Afshin Khalifehzadeh, two residents of Qom Qaleh, a village near Mahabad. They have been transferred to an undisclosed location. Reports indicate that the arrests were conducted without the presentation of arrest warrants and involved the use of excessive force at the individuals' homes. As of this writing, no details have been made available regarding the reasons for the arrests, the charges against the detainees, or their current whereabouts.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-44

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 29, 2024
<<Three Kurds arrested by security forces in Sardasht and Piranshahr
Amid an ongoing wave of arrests in Kurdistan, three more Kurdish individuals-Khaled Mohammadian, Amin Baziyan, and Waysa (known as Sayko Roj)-have been arrested by security forces in Sardasht and Piranshahr. This brings the total number of recent arrests in Piranshahr to six. According to reports received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, early on Saturday, December 28, 2024, Waysa (Sayko Roj), 25, a resident of Piranshahr, and Khaled Mohammadian, a native of Nestan village in Sardasht and resident of Rabat, were arrested without arrest warrants and taken to unknown locations. Sources report that security forces, using unmarked vehicles, raided Khaled Mohammadian's home, arresting him and conducting a search of his residence. Additionally, on Friday, December 27, Amin Baziyan, 22, a resident of Piranshahr, was detained by intelligence forces and transferred to an unknown location. Despite three days having passed since his arrest, no information about his condition or whereabouts has been made available. With the arrests of Waysa (Sayko) and Amin Baziyan, the number of arrested people in Piranshahr over the past two days has risen to six.
Previously, Hengaw reported on the arrest of four other people: Aram Mohammadi, a resident of Pasveh village in Piranshahr; Behzad Mahmoudi, 27, also from Pasveh; Mousa Rasouli, 30, from Khoranj village; and Soran Mohammadpour, 25, from Piranshahr. These individuals were reportedly arrested during widespread raids by intelligence forces on their homes. According to Hengaw's sources in Piranshahr, the intelligence forces used intimidation and excessive violence during these arrests and home searches, confiscating personal items such as mobile phones. Efforts by the families of these individuals to obtain information about their condition or whereabouts have so far been fruitless. Security authorities have refused to provide any explanation regarding their detention. So far, no clear details about the reasons for the arrests, the charges filed, or the current status of these Kurdish individuals have been made available.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-42

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 28, 2024
<<Number of Kurdish arrests in Piranshahr rises to four
The number of individuals arrested in Piranshahr has risen to four following the arrest of three additional Kurdish residents by security forces. The detainees, identified as Behzad Mohammadi, Soran Mohammadpour, and Mousa Rasouli, were subjected to violent treatment during the arrests.
According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the arrests were carried out in the early hours of Friday, December 27, 2024. Behzad Mohammadi, 27, from the village of Pasveh; Mousa Rasouli, 30, from the village of Khorenj; and Soran Mohammadpour, 25, from Piranshahr, were taken into custody during raids conducted by the Intelligence Department at their homes. Hengaw had previously reported the arrest of Aram Mohammadi, another resident of Pasveh, who was arrested under similar circumstances. Sources in Piranshahr have reported that security forces employed intimidation and excessive violence during the arrests. The detainees' homes were also searched, and personal belongings, including mobile phones, were confiscated. As of this report, no details have been released regarding the reasons for the arrests, the charges against the detainees, or their current whereabouts.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-38

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 27, 2024
<<Arrests of Kurds by security forces persist
Amid the ongoing wave of arrests targeting Kurds, Aram Mohammadi, a resident of the village of Pasveh near Piranshahr, was detained by forces from the Intelligence Department. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mr. Mohammadi was arrested during a raid on his home in the early hours of Friday, December 27, 2024. Intelligence agents entered the home without presenting a search warrant, used excessive force during the arrest, and detained him in the presence of his two children. He was subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location.
As of this report, no information has been provided regarding the reasons for Mr. Mohammadi’s arrest, the charges against him, or his current whereabouts.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-10-article-37

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