Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Prisoner tortured, moved to solitary by Orumiyeh prison officers

Prison officers at Orumiyeh Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province tortured prisoner Farzin Nouri and transferred him to solitary confinement on 25 September, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. According to sources, Nouri's protest against the transfer order to move him from Ward 1 to Ward 4 led to a violent response by several prison officers, who used batons and cables during the...

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