Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A Kurdish prisoner of conscience named Arkan Palani Jaff was sent on temporary leave on the 21st day of his hunger strike on 30 June. Jaff had been on strike since 10 June to protest against prison authorities’ refusal to release him on parole, send him on temporary leave, and provide medical treatment. Reportedly, the prisoner experienced a 10kg weight loss during this period and his...

Kurdish prisoner of conscience Arkan Palani Jaff, who has been on a dry hunger strike since 10 June in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj, northern Iran, was taken to the prison infirmary on 25 June after losing consciousness. Jaff has been on strike to protest against prison authorities’ refusal to release him on parole, send him on temporary leave, and provide medical treatment. Reportedly, the...

Prison officers in Rajai Shahr Prison, in Iran's northern Karaj province, have severely beaten a hunger-striking prisoner of conscience named Arkan Palani Jaff on 20 June. Jaff has sewn his lips and has been on a dry hunger strike since 10 June, protesting against prison authorities' refusal to release him on parole, send him on temporary leave, and provide medical treatment. Prison officials also used force...