Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Zeynab Jalalian, The Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment, published an open letter to the public in which he explained her deprivation of medical and treatment facilities. In her letter, the Kurdish political prisoner describes how she has repeatedly been challenged by prison authorities for several years in addition to being deprived of medical treatment by the order of authorities who fabricated a medical...

Despite the deterioration of the health status of the Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian, sentenced to life imprisonment at the Khoy Prison, Prison authorities are still denying her access to medical treatment. A source close to this political prisoner, who did not want to be disclosed his identity for security reasons, told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that "the health condition of Zeynab...

The Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian held in prison for the past 11 years has been on medicinal strike for more than a year in protest to the authorities’ negligence of her need for medical care in the prison while spreading false news about her medical treatment. As a result, her health condition is currently critical. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights...

The Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian sentenced to life imprisonment congratulated all women on March 8th (International Women's Day) while disclosing information on being tortured in the Kermanshah Intelligence Detention Centre. This letter, a copy which was sent to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), states: I congratulate my beloved mother, women who look after their loved ones and all the women of the...

The Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian in Khoy Prison published a letter to Atena Daemi and Gulukh Iraei, two political prisoners in Qarchakh prison, and thanked them for their letter while urging human rights institutions to take measures for releasing these two political prisoners. A copy of this letter sent the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), is as follows: Greetings to All my Captive...

The former Cellmate of the Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, has passed away suspiciously in her home. She was reportedly under pressure and threatened by the Kermanshah Intelligence Office due to her contacts with Zeynab Jalalian, Kermanshah Forensic Medicine has declared the cause of death as suicide. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Oct 14, 2017, the body of Zahra Azade...

The Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian has been on medicinal strike since February 2017, in protest to the authorities’ negligence of her need for medical care in the prison while spreading false news about her medical treatment. She has been also deprived of the right to visit her family since September. “Zeynab has been suffering from health problems such as pterygium (a pinkish,...

During a short interview with Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Zeynab Jalalian talked about her ill health and the suspension of weekly visits with her family by the Prison Intelligence Bureau. This political prison has spent the past 10 years in the prison. “Some time ago, I protested verbally and in writing to widespread use of drugs in the prison. However, not only my protest...

Zeynab Jalalian’s lawyer, AmirSalar Dawoodi submitted a petition to Chief Prosecutor and stated that his client has not been taking her medication. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) The lawyer has released a letter in his telegram channel and announced that Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, has been refusing to take her vital medications since march 16, in order to protest the prison administration’s...