The Kurdish Human Rights Situation Report in November 2020
This is KMMK’s monthly report, November 2020, on the human rights situation in eastern Kurdistan. This report summarizes key human rights issues on events during November 2020, including executions, detentions, homicide, Police shootings and state terrorism and violence. 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 November 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 November 2020 no execution is reported from Iranian prisons.
Imprisonment and illegal detention:
In November 2020, at least thirty seven Kurdish civilians were detained by Iranian security forces from which five were women. 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.
| First name | Family name | Age | Place of detention | Date |
| Saman | Asad Karim | Solava – Senneh | 01.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Mohammad | Shafizadeh | Solava – Senneh | 01.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Faraman | Heidarnezhad | Divnaz – Senneh | 02.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Mohammad | Mahmoudi | Piranshahr | 02.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Unknown | – | Sonqor | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Unknown | – | Sonqor | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Unknown | – | Sonqor | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Unknown | – | Sonqor | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Milad | Babai | Zardui – Paveh | 12.11.2020 | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Simko | Mahmoudi | Zardui – Paveh | 12.11.2020 | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Behnam | Waisi | Zardui – Paveh | 12.11.2020 | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Ahmad | Biyabani | Zardui – Paveh | 12.11.2020 | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Salah | Purkian | Sardush – Marivan | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Aras | Ghaderi | Sardush – Marivan | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Kaveh | Resai | Sardush – Marivan | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Mohsen | Resai | Sardush – Marivan | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Pouya | Bustani | Saqqez | 12.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Hadi | Resai | Sardush – Marivan | 11.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Mohammad | Ghaderiazar | Piranshahr | 09.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Esmail | Rasti | Sardush – Marivan | 13.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Najmaddin | Sokhanwar | Piranshahr | 15.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Shoresh | Abdullahnezhad | Piranshahr | 15.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Ali | Jola | Piranshahr | 15.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Salah | Oji | Piranshahr | 15.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Rahman | Oji | Piranshahr | 15.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Esmail | Hajiabdullah | Piranshahr | 15.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Iraj | Waisi | Kermanshah | 14.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Eghbal | Shamshiri | Shamshir – Paveh | 22.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Vahed | Abasszadeh | Kopishsofla – Baneh | 21.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Ahmad | Mohammadi | Saqqez | 23.11.2020 | Membership in one of the Kurdish parties |
| Dariush | Moradi | Shabad | 23.11.2020 | Unclear |
| Rahman | Rasuli | Abolhasan – Baneh | 25.11.2020 | Unclear |
Women
| First name | Family name | Place of detention | Date | Accusation |
| Halale | Azizi | Zardui – Paveh | Unknown | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Donya | Azizi | Zardui – Paveh | Unknown | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Kokab | Heidari | Zardui – Paveh | Unknown | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Fereshteh | Biabani | Zardui – Paveh | Unknown | Clash with Sepah forces |
| Anisa | Jafaimehr | Kermanshah | Unknown | 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 eleven individuals severely wounded and nine individuals died.
Died Kolbars and merchants:
| First name | Family name | Place of incident | Cause of death | Date |
| Siavash | Koresunni | Ravan – Khoy | Direct shooting | 02.11.2020 |
| Hassan | Delai Milan | Ghashqablagh – Chaldiran | Direct shooting | 05.11.2020 |
| Kamal | Alamholi | Chaldiran | Direct shooting | 06.11.2020 |
| Khosro | Sharfi | Baneh | Direct shooting | 07.11.2020 |
| Vasim | Fardinzadeh | Shino | Direct shooting | 18.11.2020 |
| Hakan | Mohammadzadeh | Shino | Direct shooting | 18.11.2020 |
| Aziz | Runama | Shino | Mine explosion | 21.11.2020 |
| Yahya | Samanjoshani | Saqqez | Chased by Police and had an accident | 19.11.2020 |
| Akash | Keshavarzi | Ahvaz | Direct shooting | 26.11.2020 |
Wounded Kolbars and merchants:
| First name | Family name | Place of incident | Cause | Date |
| Loghman | Rahimi | Nowsud border | Mine explosion | 01.11.2020 |
| Saber | Khezri | Piranshahr border | Mine explosion | 07.11.2020 |
| Ayyoub | Hosseini | Hangejaleh border – Baneh | Direct shooting | 02.11.2020 |
| Sina | Karami | Nowsud border | Direct shooting | 04.11.2020 |
| Rezgar | Hosseini | Nowsud border | Direct shooting | 07.11.2020 |
| Unknown | – | Nowsud border | Direct shooting | 07.11.2020 |
| Najmadin | Moradi | Sartazin – Baneh | Direct shooting | 15.11.2020 |
| Saadi | Rostamzadeh | Hewraman | Direct shooting | 17.11.2020 |
| Dariush | – | Nowsud border | Direct shooting | 24.11.2020 |
| Reza | Yousefi | Nowsud border | Direct shooting | 25.11.2020 |
| Omid | Rahimi | Nowsud border | Direct shooting | 25.11.2020 |
Suicide and self-immolation:
In November 2020 at least eight individuals (five females and three males) committed suicide and self-immolation.
| First name | Family name | Gender | Age | Place | Reason | Cause of death |
| Negar | Azizi | Female | Javanrud | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Unknown | – | Female | Senneh (Sanandaj) | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Pariya | Abedi | Female | Saqqez | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Rojin | Khedri | Female | Salmas | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Leila | Farhadi | Female | Solava – Senneh | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Unknown | – | Male | Senneh (Sanandaj) | Unknown | 05.11.2020 | Suicide by hanging |
| Erfan | Salimi | Male | Divalan | Unknown | 05.11.2020 | Suicide by hanging |
| Mehran | Rostami | Male | Marivan | Unknown | 05.11.2020 | Suicide by hanging |
Wounded and killed by landmine explosion:
In November 2020 at least two individuals was badly wounded and two individuals died by landmine explosions.
| Died civilians by landmine explosion |
| First name | Last name | Location | Date |
| Ahamad | Mamandi | Sardasht | 17.11.2020 |
| Aziz | Runama | Shino | 21.11.2020 |
| Wounded civilians by landmine explosion |
| First name | Family name | Place | Damage | Date |
| Loghaman | Rahimi | Nowsud border | 01.11.2020 | |
| Saber | Khezri | Piranshahr border | 07.11.2020 |
State terrorism and violence
In November 2020 at least one individual was shot dead by Iranian armed forces.
| First name | Family name | Terror action | Date | Location | Status |
| Hamed | Zahrabi | Direct shooting | 24.11.2020 | Darehshahr – Ilam | Dead |
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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