Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish prisoner assaulted by officials in Orumiyeh Central Prison

Kurdish prisoner Javid Halimian, who has been imprisoned for five years, was beaten on the morning of 15 March by Mohammad-Amin Seyfzadeh, the head of Ward 4 of Orumiyeh Central Prison, during a routine inspection on the pretext of failing to fold his blanket, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Seyfzadeh insulted Halimian for not folding his blanket properly, and beat the prisoner...

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