Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Prisoner beaten, moved to solitary confinement in Orumiyeh

Farhad Pezhwan, a Kurdish prisoner serving a life sentence at Orumiyeh Central Prison, has been transferred to solitary confinement after being severely beaten by the prison’s internal director. The incident has sparked unrest among the inmates, who are now demanding the director's dismissal. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Mohammad Fatemi, the newly appointed internal director, and Seyfollahzadeh, the head of Ward 4,...

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