Kurdistan Human Rights Network

On morning, Aug 13, a prisoner held at Kashmar Prison was hanged on drug-related charges Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified this prisoner as Seyed Reza Dabbagh, a 34-year-old residence of Kashmar, who was arrested about two years ago and sentenced to death for carrying 5 kg of heroin. The national media have not announced the news of the execution of this prisoner.

A prisoner was executed in Tabriz Central Prison on Tuesday morning, July 30, 2019. Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that “Samad Mahmoudzadeh” from Tabriz, who was arrested about 23 months ago for the murder of his brother-in-law, was executed at Tabriz Central Prison on Tuesday morning. KHRN has also reported the execution of four other prisoners accused of murder in the prison on...

Over the past few days, three prisoners charged with murder were executed in Tabriz central prison on two occasions. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the death sentence of two prisoners charged with murder, “Aqeel Shadehi", from Ajabashir and "Jalal Baba'i" from Maragheh were carried out at Tabriz central prison Another prisoner "Behnam Ranjbar" from Marand was executed on the...

At noon today, a prisoner charged with murder was transferred to solitary confinement at Khoy Prison in order in anticipation of enforcing the sentence. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a prisoner charged with murder “Nader Hajizadeh” has been transferred to solitary confinement in Khoy Prison for execution at noon today, July 24. Prison authorities have told the prisoner's family that his death...

Two prisoners were executed at Orumiyeh Central Prison on drug-related charges on Tuesday morning July 16. They had been transferred to solitary confinement cell of Orumiyeh central prison a day before their execution. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Muharram Nemati and Asgar Bartar were executed at Orumiyeh Central Prison on Tuesday morning July 16 at 00.30 am . The two prisoners...

Four prisoners sentenced to execution on the charge of murder were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement at Orumiyeh Central prison from various wards in preparation for execution on July 15. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified three of these detainees as Heman Banavand and Mohammad Aref Najafian from ward 3-4 in addition to Abdolkhalegh Royayi from ward 14. It is said that Abdolkhalegh Royayi has...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A prisoner charged with "rape" was executed at Tabriz Central Prison on Apr 30, 2019. "The 32-year-old man from Maragheh, who charged with "rape" and sentenced to execution two years ago, was held at Tabriz Prison," a reliable source has told KHRN. KHRN has not been able to obtain sufficient information about the details of this case and the ruling so...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A Kurdish prisoner, Ahmad Irani (known as Aha Chateh), was executed on murder charges at Sanandaj Central Prison on April 28. The prisoner was arrested in 2011 on the charge of murdering two people in a conflict over a plot of land in the city of Marivan and sentenced to death. On Apr 14, 2019, after becoming aware of the possibility...

A prisoner was executed on murder charges at Tabriz Central Prison this morning, January 29. He was transferred to a solitary confinement cell yesterday. A reliable source has identified the prisoner as Karim Mohebbi from Tabriz. He was arrested four years ago on charges of murder, during which time he was detained in ward 3 of Tabriz Central Prison. The national media have not announced the news...