Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Following the announcement of a new amnesty by the judiciary on the occasion of Nowruz(Newroz),  Kurdish political prisoner ‘Bashir Pirmawane’ has been released from Orumiyeh Central Prison after three years in prison, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). This political prisoner had been deprived of the right to parole during his time in prison. He went on a hunger strike for...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that Kurdish political prisoner Bashir Pirmawane has gone on hunger strike in protest to his request for conditional release. Meanwhile, another Kurdish political prisoner Siamak Ashrafi who went on hunger strike since January 21, is still on hunger strike. Bashir Pirmawane had earlier gone on a hunger strike for a month on July 22 in protest...

One of the five Kurdish political and religious prisoners at the Orumiyeh Central Prison, who have been on hunger strike for about a month, ended his strike yesterday. Four others are still on hunger strike. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that authorities of Orumiyeh Central Prison summoned "Bashir Pirmawane" to the Prison Execution Bureau yesterday and informed him about his request for...

Four Kurdish political and religious prisoners “Mostafa Sabzi”, “Qader Salimi", “Bashir Pirmawane” and “Rahmi Turgut” who have been on hunger strike since 25 days ago are reported to be in critical health condition. These prisoners are on hunger strike in protest to the refusal of prison officials to grant them parole and transfer them to a prison near their parents' place of residence. A reliable...

Five Kurdish political and religious prisoners “Bashir Pirmawane”, “Rahmi Turgut”, Mostafa Sabzi, Qader Salimi and Mohammad Pishbin are still on hunger strike since last week in protest against the refusal of prison officials to grant them parole or transfer them to a prison near their parents' place of residence. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that Rahimi Turgut and Bashir Pirmavanah have been...

“Bashir Pirmawane” and “Rahmi Turgut”, two Kurdish political prisoners, have gone on hunger strike at the Orumiyeh Central Prison in protest against the refusal of authorities to grant them conditional release. "Today, on Monday, July 22, 2019, “Bashir Pirmawane” and “Rahmi Turgut” officially announced their hunger strike in a letter.”, a source familiar with the case of these two political prisoners told Kurdistan Human...