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Mother and 15-year-old son remain in detention in Alborz Province

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (192+ words) Hengaw " Sunday, March 15, 2026 According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ameneh Ghasemzadeh, who works at a clothing production workshop in Nazarabad, and her teenage son Aryo Mosharrafi, 15, remain in detention under uncertain conditions. Security forces arrested…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 03 > article-32

Kurdish man shot dead near Baneh; three others arrested by IRGC forces

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (256+ words) Hengaw " Sunday, March 15, 2026 A Kurdish man from Saqqez, identified as Arman Khaleghpanah, was shot dead by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near the city of Baneh, while three other Kurdish civilians, Abdollah Mahjour, Salar Azar, and Sheikh…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-162

Three Kurdish men arrested in Ilam Province; whereabouts unknown

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (143+ words) Hengaw " Friday, February 27, 2026 Three Kurdish men have been arrested by Iranian government forces in the cities of Malekshahi, Holeylan, and Asemanabad in Ilam Province. Their whereabouts remain unknown. According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Sabah…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-153

Four Kurds arrested in Tehran, Darreh Shahr, and Divandarreh

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (204+ words) Hengaw " Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Four Kurdish men have been arrested by Iranian government forces in the cities of Darreh Shahr, Divandarreh, and Tehran, according to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. The four individuals were detained in separate…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-138

Three Kurdish men arrested in Eslamabad-e Gharb, fate unknown

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (133+ words) Hengaw " Monday, February 23, 2026 Kamyar Rashidi, Meysam Chabok, and Ahmad Madad, three Kurdish residents of Eslamabad-e Gharb (Shabad), have been arrested by Iranian security forces and transferred to undisclosed locations. No information is available regarding their fate. In a separate incident,…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-90

Kurdish man Kamiab Karimi arrested in Marivan; no information on his fate

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (164+ words) Hengaw " Monday, February 16, 2026 Kamiab Karimi, a Kurdish resident of Marivan, has been in detention by Iranian government forces since early January, and no reliable information has been released regarding his fate or legal status. According to reports received by the…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-93

Six Kurdish residents detained in recent arrests across Iran

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (304+ words) Hengaw " Monday, February 16, 2026 Iranian authorities have detained six Kurdish residents in Oshnavieh (Shno), Tehran, Abdanan (Awdanan), Ilam, Darreh Shahr, and Sanandaj (Sine) over recent weeks as arrests continue across multiple regions. According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-87

Identities of eight women arrested during December protests in Sabzevar confirmed

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (184+ words) Hengaw " Sunday, February 15, 2026 At least eight women arrested by Iranian government forces during the December protests in Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan Province, have now been identified. They remain in detention with no clear information available about their legal status or fate....

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-84

Wave of arrests continues as eight Kurds detained across six cities

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (338+ words) Hengaw " Sunday, February 15, 2026 Iranian government forces have detained at least eight Kurdish men in the cities of Kamyaran, Eslamabad-e Gharb (Shabad), Mahabad, Oshnavieh (Shno), Sanandaj (Sine), and Bukan. Based on information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the arrests…...

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hengaw.net > en > news > 2026 > 02 > article-79

Six Kurdish individuals, including two brothers, arrested in Qorveh

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (222+ words) Hengaw " Saturday, February 14, 2026 Iranian government forces have arrested six Kurdish individuals, including two brothers, in the city of Qorveh, Kurdistan Province, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has learned. Moslem Cheraghi, a 23-year-old resident of Qorveh, was arrested in front of…...