Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Hiwa Bahin, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a six-month sentence in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been transferred to Orumiyeh Central Prison without legal justification, raising concerns about possible further prosecution. Bahin, who was being held in Bukan Prison, was transferred to Orumiyeh Central Prison about 10 days ago without prior notice, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. In a short phone call to...

Hiwa Bahin, a Kurdish civilian from Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by security forces on 24 November . The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Bahin was arrested following a summons to the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Bukan and was then taken to the organisation’s detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. Despite repeated inquiries by his...