Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran today executed Hemin Mostafaei, who had previously been sentenced to death for the alleged "murder" of a member of the Revolutionary Guards, in Sanandaj Central Prison. From last night until the early hours of this morning, the prisoner's family and some civil rights activists gathered in front of the prison to demand the cancellation of the execution. Mostafaei, who comes from Marivan, Kurdistan province, was...

Death row prisoner Hemin Mostafaei was today transferred to solitary confinement in Sanandaj Central Prison for execution. As his death sentence has been finalised, Mostafaei is at imminent risk of execution. The prisoner's family and a group of civil rights activists have announced that they will gather outside Sanandaj Central Prison on 20 June to demand that his execution be halted. Similarly, on 21 June 2017, Mostafaei...

Prisoner Hemin Mostafaei, who is sentenced to death over murder-related charges, faces imminent risk of execution in Sanandaj, north-western Iran. The cases of several death row prisoners, including Mostafaei, have been sent to the Enforcement of Judgements Office on the orders of the Public Prosecutor of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Mostafaei, who was transferred to the detention centre of the Ministry of...