The Kurdish Human Rights Situation Report in May 2020
This is KMMK’s monthly report, May 2020, on the human rights situation in eastern Kurdistan. This report summarizes key human rights issues on events during May 2020, including executions, detentions, torture and suicide. Data is collected from several sources of KMMK, including direct reports.
This report does not include every issue and event. The absence of an issue is due to resource limitations, restriction to access to the country, the availability of information, and silencing independent voices, civic and human rights groups by the Iranian government.
In May 2020 Iranian government continued its disregard for basic human rights by discrimination, illegal detention of Kurdish citizens, torture, shooting merchents and closing off any possibility of organized political activities that are not fully aligned with its propaganda.
Execution:
In May 2020, no executions have been officially reported.
Imprisonment and illegal detention:
In May 2020, at least twelve Kurdish civilians were detained by Iranian security forces and Sepah’s intelligence organization. Most of the detainees were arrested without any clear accusation and without court order. It has been reported that the detainees have been beaten and tortured by the security and intelligence forces.
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of detention | Date | Accusation |
| Abdulah | Adavai | Unknown | Sarwabad | Unknown | Arrested by Sepah´s intelligence organization |
| Tareq | Rahimpour | Unknown | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 05.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Benjamin | Rahimpour | Unknown | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 05.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Edris | Gallehdari | Unknown | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 10.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Zaniar | Nourmohamadi | Unknown | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 10.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Saed | Rashidi | Unknown | Mahabad | 11.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Mohammad | Alilashgari | Unknown | Mahabad | 11.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Sami’ | Sharifian | 17 | Piranshahr | 13.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Abbas | Sadighi | Unknown | Piranshahr | 17.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Yousef | Ebrahimzadeh | Unknown | Shino (Oshnavieh) | 22.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Shahab | Aji | Unknown | Naqadeh | 22.05.2020 | Unkown |
| Eslam | Anbankhun | Unknown | Urmia | 23.05.2020 | Unkown |
Kolbar:
Kolbar (Kurdish: کۆڵبەر) is a worker who is employed to carry goods on his/her back across the borders. Most Kolbars live in eastern Kurdistan and they come from the poorest regions in the area. Kolbars are mostly considered illegal and have no insurance, retirement plans and unions.
In this month several Kolbars have been shot directly by Iranian border forces, Turkish border forces and Sepah’s forces and as a result thirteen Kolbers died and twenty four badly wounded.
Died Kolbars:
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of incident | Cause of death | Date |
| Mahmud | Moradi | 22 | Hangajaleh – Baneh | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 03.05.2020 |
| Mohammad | Ebrahimzadeh | Unkown | Noukan – Kanizarde | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 03.05.2020 |
| Loghman | Gushezadeh | Unkown | Bile Sure Xiwar | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 09.05.2020 |
| Keyvan | Kosari | Unkown | Baneh | Falling from a clif | 09.05.2020 |
| Kamram | Molannia | 32 | Sardasht | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 12.05.2020 |
| Aram | Moloudi | 25 | Shino (Oshnavieh) | Falling to river and drowning | 17.05.2020 |
| Bahram | Yousefi | Unkown | Ghatur border | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 17.05.2020 |
| Safar | Ilafkan | 37 | Shino (Oshnavieh) | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 20.05.2020 |
| Ghader | Yadsare | 21 | Budand border | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 23.05.2020 |
| Arsalan | Ahmadi | Unkown | Sumay-ye Beradust border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 24.05.2020 |
| Kamram | Gulan | Unkown | Sardasht border | Direct shooting by Sepah forces | 25.05.2020 |
| Mohsan | Darvishzadeh | 26 | Eland border | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 29.05.2020 |
| Ebrahim | Jourdizaj | 28 | Eland border | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 29.05.2020 |
Wounded Kolbar:
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of incident | Cause of injury | Date |
| Sadiq | Ahamadi | Unkown | Chaldiran | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 03.05.2020 |
| Mansour | Chahargusheh | Unkown | Bile Sure Xiwar | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 09.05.2020 |
| Maysam | Mohammadi | Unkown | Bile Sure Xiwar | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 09.05.2020 |
| Nozah | Unkown | Unkown | Hewraman | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 15.05.2020 |
| Unknown | Unkown | Unkown | Hewraman | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 15.05.2020 |
| Reza | Sarshiri | Unkown | Vakil village | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 17.05.2020 |
| Manafe’ | Hasanzadeh | Unkown | Vakil village | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 17.05.2020 |
| Behzad | Ramazani | Unkown | Vakil village | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 17.05.2020 |
| Shamsadin | Omarpour | Unkown | Border in north west | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 17.05.2020 |
| Salar | Unkown | Unkown | Nowsud border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 21.05.2020 |
| Keyhan | Unkown | Unkown | Nowsud border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 21.05.2020 |
| Zakarya | Unkown | Unkown | Nowsud border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 21.05.2020 |
| Mohammad | Amini | Unkown | Nowsud border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 21.05.2020 |
| Mansour | Unkown | 30 | Beytoush village | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 22.05.2020 |
| Bakhtiyar | Unkown | 32 | Beytoush village | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 22.05.2020 |
| Unknown | Unkown | Unkown | Budand border | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 23.05.2020 |
| Unknown | Unkown | Unkown | Budand border | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 23.05.2020 |
| Unknown | Unkown | Unkown | Budand border | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 23.05.2020 |
| Rudan | Ahmadi | Unkown | Sumay-ye Beradust border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 24.05.2020 |
| Turan | Ahamadi | Unkown | Sumay-ye Beradust border | Direct shooting by Iranian border forces | 24.05.2020 |
| Kamil | Gohari | Unkown | Piranshahr Border | Direct shooting by Sepah forces | 29.05.2020 |
| Kamal | Gohari | Unkown | Piranshahr Border | Direct shooting by Sepah forces | 29.05.2020 |
| Rasul | Chapalk | Unkown | Piranshahr Border | Direct shooting by Sepah forces | 29.05.2020 |
| Ali | Khezrzadeh | Unkown | Baneh | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 30.05.2020 |
Suicide and self-immolation:
In May 2020 at least six individuals mainly women committed suicide and self-immolation.
| First name | Family name | Age | Place | Reason | Date |
| Hadi | Yazdani | 47 | Saqqez | Unkown | 01.05.2020 |
| Shilan | Shabrang | 16 | Hewraman | Family problems | 03.05.2020 |
| Zeynab | Kudaki | 11 | Ilam | Poverty and unemployment | 07.05.2020 |
| Asghar | Khosravi | 25 | Ravansar | Poverty and unemployment | 18.05.2020 |
| Mofideh | Hoseinnejad | 18 | Saqqez | Family problems – family pressure for marriage | 24.05.2020 |
| Hasel | Altun | 19 | Piranshahr | Unkown | 26.05.2020 |
Wounded by landmine explosion:
In May 2020 at least two individuals badly wounded by landmine explosions.
First name | Family name | Age | Place | Damage | Date |
| Behruz | Bagheri | 30 | Ghalawezan | Leg injuries – he is part of Iranian armed forces and injured during work | 07.05.2020 |
| Mohammad | Salehi | 46 | Baneh | Leg injuries | 15.05.2020 |
Killed merchants
In May 2020 at least three Kurdish merchants have been killed by Iranian armed forces and Iranian Police.
| First name | Family name | Age | Place | Cause | Date |
| Sina | Mamsalimi | Unknown | Saqqez | Direct shooting by Iranian Police | 22.05.2020 |
| Hadi | Golabi | Unknown | Borujerd | Direct shooting by Iranian Police | 29.05.2020 |
| Behzad | Salehi | 18 | Kermanshah | Shot and killed by Iranian armed forces – smuggling suspensions | 19.05.2020 |
KMMK encourages Kurdish people in eastern Kurdistan
to practice their basic human rights and to report to international
institutions and to the world, the discriminations and violations of human
rights by Iranian regime.
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