Another Kurdish Citizen Dies Under Torture
According to reports received by Avatoday, Soran Feyzi-Zadeh, a detained Kurdish citizen, has died under torture at the hands of Iranian security institutions.
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At Least 15 Kurdish Civilians from Paveh Killed in Recent Protests
According to reports received by Avatoday, protesters in Paveh County, in Kermanshah Province in Iranian Kurdistan, took to the streets on Friday, 9 January 2026, one day after the nationwide general strike across Kurdistan.
Repression in Kurdistan/ In the 600,000-Population City of Ilam, Only Three Pharmacies Are Open
According to the latest reports received by Avatoday, following the nationwide Kurdistan general strike on Friday, January 8, 2026, residents of Ilam and other cities across the province took to the streets, launching widespread protests on Friday as well as Saturday and Sunday
Massacre of Protesters in Ilam by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
According to reports received by AvaToday, from the evening of Thursday, 8 January 2026, until Saturday, widespread protests took place in the city of Ilam, one of the cities of Iranian Kurdistan.
Killing of a Kurdish Citizen During the Nationwide Kurdistan Protests
According to reports received by AvaToday, Saman Nazari, a Kurdish citizen from the city of Kermanshah and a resident of the Dareh-Derij neighborhood, was killed on the evening of Thursday, 8 January 2026, while participating in protests against the dictatorship of the Islamic R
Killing of a Kurdish Child by the Military Forces of the Islamic Republic
According to reports received by AvaToday, on the evening of Thursday, 8 January 2026, following the nationwide Kurdistan general strike, residents of the city of Abdanan took to the streets and chanted slogans against the terrorist regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Identification of the identities of two terrorists affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran
According to reports from reliable Avatodi sources, Colonel Hossein Yarijani, a resident of Shariati Street in the city of Kermanshah, is one of the commanders of the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), whose hands are stained with the blood of young Kurdish prot
Repression in Kurdistan / Arrest of More Than 50 Students in Recent Protests
Mohammad Habibi, a teachers’ union activist, announced in a post on the social network X that, according to reliable reports received by the Coordination Council, more than 50 students have been arrested in recent days in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province alone.
Repression in Kurdistan / Massacre of protesters in Malekshahi on the seventh day of protests
According to published reports and statements by human rights organizations, at noon on Saturday, January 3, 2026, the seventh day of nationwide protests, residents of Malekshahi County in Ilam Province, in Iranian Kurdistan, took to the streets to protest the inhumane policies
No information on the fate of detained Kurdish artist Nima Mandoumi
Nima Mandoumi, a Kurdish artist and violinist from Kamyaran, has been arrested for 18 days by agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Alborz Province, and despite continuous follow-ups by his family, no information has been provided about his p