Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Jalil Azizpour, a well-known Kurdish athlete in Ilam, western Iran, was released on bail from Ilam Central Prison on 30 January. Security forces arrested Azizpour after running over him with a car on 29 November 2022. On 28 January, Azizpour and four other prisoners, Yazdan Ensafmanesh, Babak Karimi, Saman Moradivandan and Armin Kakaei, went on a hunger strike to protest against their continued detention. After the hunger...

Jalil Azizpour, a well-known Kurdish athlete in Ilam, western Iran, has been denied access to proper medical treatment in Ilam Central Prison. Security forces arrested Azizpour after running over him with a car on 29 November 2022. The civilian suffered a fractured leg during the arrest and his two teeth were also broken during the interrogation. However, prison authorities refused to send him to a hospital...

Iranian security agents have tortured a well-known Kurdish athlete from Ilam, western Iran, named Jalil Azizpour to obtain forced confessions. Security officers arrested Azizpour in Ilam on 29 November after running over him with a car. The officers took him to the detention centre of the Ministry of Intelligence in Ilam while he was injured. Security interrogators subjected the athlete to severe physical and mental torture for...