The Kurdish Human Rights Situation Report in August 2020
KMMK
This is KMMK’s monthly report, August 2020, on the human rights situation in eastern Kurdistan. This report summarizes key human rights issues on events during August 2020, including executions, detentions, homicide, Police shootings and workplace safety incidents. 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, civil and human rights groups by the Iranian government.
In August 2020 Iranian government continued its disregard for basic human rights by discrimination, illegal detention of Kurdish citizens, torture and closing off any possibility of organized political activities that are not fully aligned with its propaganda.
Execution:
In August 2020, at least four people were executed in Iranian prisons.
| First name | Family name | Age | City | Accusation | Dare of excecuation |
| Keyvan | Rezagholi | 43 | Senneh (Sanandaj) | Homicide | 15.08.2020 |
| Fayeq | Ahmadi | 39 | Senneh (Sanandaj) | Homicide | 11.08.2020 |
| Arsalan | Yasini | 30 | Urimia | Homicide (killing his grandparents in the age of 17) | 17.08.2020 |
| Hossein | Moludi | 33 | Borujerd | Homicide | 20.08.2020 |
Imprisonment and illegal detention:
In August 2020, at least forty four Kurdish civilians were detained by Iranian security forces. Most of the detainees were arrested without any clear accusation and without court order. It has been reported that some detainees have been beaten and tortured by the security and intelligence forces.
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| First name | Family name | Age | Place of detention | Date | Accusation |
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of detention | Date | Accusation |
| Bakhtiar | Rahimi | Unknown | Marivan | Exact date is unknown and on 1st of August it was publicized. | Conspiracy and collusion – labor activist |
| Farhad | Abdi | 33 | Kamyaran | 02.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Meraj | Mortezai | 35 | Deyvaznav – Sarvabad | 04.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Parsa | Rostami | 17 | Paveh | 05.08.2020 | Joining a Kurdish party for a week and leaving |
| Afshin | Seyyedmoradi | 20 | Darab – Dalahu | 05.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Yahya | Seyyedmoradi | 19 | Darab – Dalahu | 05.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Arash | Darabi | 18 | Darab – Dalahu | 05.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Hamid | Abdi | 40 | Urmia | 09.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Wirya | Delangiz | Unknown | Marivan | 09.08.2020 | Disruption of public order |
| Madeh | Fathi | Unknown | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 10.08.2020 | Unknown – environmental activist |
| Farzad | Hosseini | Unknown | Kamyaran | 01.08.2020 (arrested also on 17.02.2018) | Acting against national security |
| Faryad | Abdi | Unknown | Kamyaran | 05.08.2020 | Unknown – environmental activist |
| Foad | Mohammadpour | Unknown | Aalikand – Boukan | 11.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Fayeq | Shariatpanah | 35 | Hajiava – Boukan | 10.08.2020 | Unknown – Muslim clergy |
| Rahman | Rahimpour | Unknown | Saqqez | 12.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Nader | Majidian | Unknown | Saqqez | 12.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Younes | Khezri | 22 | Pushave – Shino | 04.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Hemin | Karimi | Unknown | Saqqez | 05.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Hiwa | Amini | Unknown | Saqqez | 05.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Armia | Ranjbar | Unknown | Saqqez | 05.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Wirya | Amini | Unknown | Saqqez | 05.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Ali | Ghaderi | Unknown | Saqqez | 05.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Vahed | Ebrahimian | Unknown | Boukan | 16.08.2020 | Unknown – athlete |
| Esmail | Aliparvari | Unknown | Boukan | 13.08.2020 | Unknown – religious activist |
| Horam | Naderi | 17 | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 19.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Aria | Amini | 15 | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 19.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Amanj | Hamzaloui | Unknown | Boukan | 20.08.2020 | Unknown – religious activist |
| Sherko | Shiavashi | 37 | Sardasht | 21.08.2020 | Conversion to Christianity |
| Osman | Tahmasebi | 30 | Qurwe (Qorveh) | 21.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Soleiman | Zand | Unknown | Miandoab | 21.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Kamran | Tavan | Unknown | Miandoab | 21.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Khaleq | Barjasteh | Unknown | Miandoab | 21.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Abdulkarim | Tarat | Unknown | Mahabad | 21.08.2020 | Unknown – Imam of Ebrahimabad village |
| Farzad | Moradi | Unknown | Marivan – Helizava village | 23.08.2020 | Participating in the funeral of environmental activists |
| Noushirvan | Rezai | Unknown | Marivan – Helizava village | 23.08.2020 | Participating in the funeral of environmental activists |
| Sharif | Amini | Unknown | Baneh – Shoi village | 22.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Ghader | Rahmani | Unknown | Sardasht | 25.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Khosro | Jahanara | Unknown | Sardasht | 25.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Sardar | Mala | Unknown | Sardasht | 25.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Akam | Hasanzadeh | Unknown | Saqqez | 25.08.2020 | Collaborating with Kurdish parties |
| Khabat | Mafakheri | 35 | Senneh (Sanandaj) | 25.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Ali | Rashidi | Unknown | Baneh – Bandejaj village | 19.08.2020 | Unknown |
| Hasan | Jangkhah | 21 | Mergerwer – Urmia | 19.08.2020 (arrested also a year ago) | Unknown – religious activist |
| Mehdi | Ebrahimzadeh | 37 | Sardasht | 21.08.2020 | Unknown |
Kolbar and merchants:
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 and merchants have been shot directly by Iranian border forces and Turkish border forces, and as a result five individuals died. In this month seven Kolbars and merchants were also detained by Iranian police.
Died Kolbars and merchants:
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of residence | Place of incident | Cause of death | Date |
| Ebrahim | Barikar | 41 | Chaldiran | Yukarjili – near Chaldiran | Direct shooting by Turkish border forces | 05.08.2020 |
| Hadi | Khori | 22 | Karimabad village – Baneh | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 13.08.2020 | |
| Seraj | Ahmadi | 37 | Koran – Sumay-ye Beradust | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 15.08.2020 | |
| Baran | Basham | 35 | Yolagildi – Shut-Urima | Zanjan | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 16.08.2020 |
| Ali | Ashrafian | 40 | Yolagildi – Shut-Urima | Zanjan | Direct shooting by Iranian armed forces | 17.08.2020 |
Detained Kolbars and merchants:
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of incident | Accusation | Date |
| Khedr | Azizi | Sardasht | Merchant – no political activism is known | 22.07.2020 | |
| Parviz | Mohammadi | Bavan village – Mergur Urmia | Kolbar | 15.08.2020 | |
| Sami | Mohammadi | Bavan village – Mergur Urmia | Kolbar | 16.08.2020 | |
| Jafar | Mohammadi | Bavan village – Mergur Urmia | Kolbar | 17.08.2020 | |
| Soheib | Kaveh | 31 | Nei village – Marivan | Merchant – no political activism is known | 22.08.2020 |
| Rebuwar | Arjangi | 30 | Nei village – Marivan | Merchant – no political activism is known | 23.08.2020 |
| Mohammad | Arjangi | 25 | Nei village – Marivan | Merchant – no political activism is known | 24.08.2020 |
Suicide and self-immolation:
In August 2020 at least six individuals (four female and two male) committed suicide and self-immolation.
| First name | Family name | Age | Place | Reason | Date | Cause of death | |
| Masoud | Ghaderi | Swiss – from Boukan | Rejection of his immigration request | 23.08.2020 | Jumping under a train | ||
| Apo | (Yarsan) | 19 | Saqqez | Unknown – he was a memberof Komala Shoreshger party | 14.08.2020 | ||
| M. | A. | 21 | Piranshar (Piranshahr) | Unknown | 01.08.2020 | Committed suicide in a hotel in Urmia | |
| Donya | Nozari | 18 | Marivan | Unknown | 03.08.2020 | Suicide | |
| Tina | Mohammadi | 17 | Ciwanro (Javanrud) | Unknown – she was a member of Komala party | 01.08.2020 | Suicide | |
| Unknown – Female | Unknown | 19 | Simaqlu village – Seqqez | Unknown | 21.08.2020 | Suicide | |
Incidents due to Workplace Safety issues:
In August 2020 at least three individuals had incidents during work due to Workplace Safety issues.
| First name | Family name | City | Date | Occupation | Place of incident |
| Salah | Alizadeh | Bonab | 10.08.2020 | Worker | Brick kiln |
| Unknown-male | Unknown | Badr – Ilam | 06.08.2020 | Installer | Unknown |
| Unknown-male | Unknown | Badr – Ilam | 06.08.2020 | Installer | Unknown |
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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