Heidar Feyzi Archives - KHRN

October 31, 2023

Prisoner in Bukan begins hunger strike in protest at court ruling

Prisoner Heidar Feyzi went on hunger strike and sewed his lips shut on 27 October in Bukan prison, West Azerbaijan Province, in protest at a recent court ruling against him. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Feyzi was arrested in May on charges of "financial crimes" and subsequently transferred to Bukan Prison. After the prisoner announced his hunger strike, he was placed in...

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