2015 Mahabad riots

2015 riots in Iran On 7 May 2015, ethnic Kurds rioted in Mahabad, Iran, following the unexplained death on 4 May 2015 of Farinaz Khosravani, a 25-year-old Kurdish hotel chambermaid. Khosravani fell to her death from a fourth-floor window of the Tara, the hotel where she worked. Anger mounted following reports that Khosravani died attempting to escape an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official who allegedly raped her. The rioters reportedly set fire to the hotel.7 May 2015 Riot Erupts in Iran's Kurdish Capital Over Woman's Death https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/world/middleeast/riot-erupts-in-irans-kurdish-capital-over-womans-death.html The New York Times At least 25 people were wounded in the riot.8 May 2015 Iran warns crackdown as Mahabad casualties rise to 25 http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/0805201510 Rudaw Unrest and violence spread to other Kurdish cities in Iran, such as Sardasht, where police clashed with hundreds of protesters on 9 May 2015.10 May 2015 Iranian police attack pro-Mahabad protest in Sardasht http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/10052015 Rudaw One protester was reportedly killed in the clashes, and that additionally, Kurdish insurgent group PJAK had attacked an Iranian checkpoint killing two Iranian personnel, according to PJAK.https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Behind-the-lines-A-tremor-is-felt-in-Iranian-Kurdistan-403135 Behind the lines: A tremor is felt in Iranian Kurdistan 14 May 2015 According to ARA sources, as of May 11, the death toll climbed to 6 protesters killed. http://aranews.net/2015/05/iranian-forces-suppress-kurdish-protesters-kill-and-arrest-dozens/ Iranian forces suppress Kurdish protesters, kill and arrest dozens 11 May 2015 26 May 2015 18 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170318193125/http://aranews.net/2015/05/iranian-forces-suppress-kurdish-protesters-kill-and-arrest-dozens/ dead In response to the mass protests, the Iranian government reacted by executing an alleged 84 of its supporters and arresting dozens more. As a result, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan announced it was reviving its armed struggle early in 2016.Return to Arms: Hadaka. 26 Apr 2017. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 November 2017. See also Kurdish separatism in Iran February 1999 Kurdish protests Western Iran clashes (2016–2023) Western Iran clashes (2026–present) References Category:2015 in Iran Category:2015 protests Category:2015 riots Category:History of Mahabad Category:Human rights abuses in Iran Category:21st century in Iranian Kurdistan Category:Kurdish protests Category:Kurdish separatism in Iran Category:Protests in Iran Category:Riots and civil disorder in Iran Category:May 2015 in Iran Category:May 2015 crimes in Asia Category:Ethnic riots Category:Attacks on hotels in Asia Category:Hotel fires in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Iran Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2015 Category:Arson in Iran Category:Arson in 2015 Category:2015 fires in Asia Category:Police brutality in Iran Category:Police brutality in the 2010s Category:Hotel arson attacks