Islamic Republic Executes Kurdish Political Prisoner “Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh”
Iran’s judiciary-affiliated news agency Mizan reported on Saturday, October 3, that Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh, a Kurdish political prisoner from Sanandaj, was executed.
Six Arab Political Activists Executed in Iran
On Saturday, October 3, Iran’s state-run news agency Mizan reported the execution of six Arab political activists in Khuzestan Province.
Kurdish Dentist Arrested by IRGC Intelligence Forces Amid Widening Crackdown in Kurdistan
According to reports received by Avatoday, Saro Yarahmadi, a 57-year-old Kurdish dentist from Kermanshah, was arrested on Wednesday, September 18, 2025 (26 Shahrivar 1404), by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) intelligence organization.
“Bahman Choubi Asl” Executed on Charges of Spying for Israel
The judiciary-affiliated Mizan News Agency reported on Monday, September 29 (7 Mehr), that the execution of Bahman Choubi Asl on charges of spying for Israel was carried out after the sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court.
Kurdish Kolbar Killed by Direct Fire from Iranian Forces
According to reports received by Avatoday, on Thursday, September 25, Qasem Azizi, a 47-year-old Kurdish Kolbar and father of two, was killed by direct fire from Iran’s border guards.
Assassination Attempt on Shahab Darabi by Iranian Security Forces
According to published reports and statements from local sources, Shahab Darabi, a Kurdish blogger and labor activist from Eslamabad-e Gharb in Kermanshah province, who had previously been sentenced to three years and one day in prison, was targeted in an assassination attempt b
Arrest of 24 Kurdish Students Over the Past Nine Months in Iran
As the new academic year begins in Iran, Kurdish human rights activists have released a report documenting the arrest of schoolchildren and minors under the age of 18 since the start of 2025.
Bijan Kazemi Begins Hunger Strike in Qom Intelligence Detention Center
Shehnaz Khosravi, the mother of political prisoner Bijan Kazemi — who is being held in the Ministry of Intelligence detention center in Qom — announced on her Instagram on Monday, 22 September Shahrivar, that her son has been on a hunger strike since Thursday in protest against
Commemoration of Jina Amini Held in Frankfurt, Germany
On Saturday, September 20, 2025 (29 Shahrivar 1404), the Women, Life, Freedom Association in Frankfurt, Germany, held a ceremony marking the anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of Jina Amini and the beginning of the Women, Life, Freedom movement.
Arrest of Timour Khaledian, a Kurdish Human Rights Activist
According to reports received by Avatoday, at noon on Sunday, September 21, Timour Khaledian, a civil and human rights activist, was arrested and transferred to Qorveh prison on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” after filing a complaint against a judge in Ser