Keshavarz was previously arrested in June, coinciding with the 12-day war with Israel, and was sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic on charges of "espionage for Israel."

According to a report received by Avatoday, on the evening of Tuesday, December 16, 2025, two Kurdish citizens from Bukan, identified as Ebrahim Mardani and Rasoul Yadyar, were arrested by forces of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and transferred to an unknown location.

According to reports received by Avatoday, on Monday and Tuesday, December 15 and 16, 2025, four Kurdish citizens from Abdanan in Ilam Province, one of the regions of Iranian Kurdistan, were arrested by forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry.

According to reports received by Avatoday, on the evening of 5 December 2025, Qader Younes‑Pour, a Kurdish civil activist and former political prisoner from Oshnavieh, in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, was attacked with a sharp weapon by three unknown individuals and

Human rights media have reported the execution of at least 24 prisoners in Iranian prisons over the past two days. These figures show that, on average, at least 12 people were executed per day, and one person every two hours in Iran during this period.

According to a report received by Avatoday, Omar Ahmad, known as “Reswoka,” a 43-year-old journalist from the Iraqi Kurdistan-based media outlet “Ava Media,” and his accompanying filming team were arrested on 6 December 2025 during the second day of the “Beit & Heyran” festi

Navid Khoshnegar, a 26-year-old Kurdish citizen from Izeh, was arrested on the morning of Saturday, 6 December 2025, while visiting the intelligence office of the city to follow up on his confiscated mobile phone and laptop.

Amjad Salehzadeh remains in a state of uncertainty. According to a report received by Avatoday, on Saturday, December 6, 2025, the temporary detention order for Amjad Salehzadeh, a 38-year-old Kurdish citizen from Saqqez, was extended for another month.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported on Thursday, 4 December 2025, that in the past month alone, at least 152 people — including 5 women, 4 Afghan nationals, one Iraqi national, 5 Baluch citizens, 7 Kurdish citizens and one Arab citizen — were executed in Iran.<

Avatoday has learned that the death sentences of eight prisoners were carried out in the prisons of Mahshahr, Bojnourd, Quchan, Damghan, Ferdows, Zanjan, Shiraz and Ilam.