Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Tehran: Kurdish artist jailed to serve sentence in Evin Prison

Kurdish painter and sculptor Loghman Pir-Khezranian was taken to Evin Prison in Tehran on 19 September to serve a nine-month sentence. On 6 October 2020, security forces arrested Pir-Khezranian for protesting against his daughter Neda Pir-Khezranian’s detention. After his arrest, the artist was taken to a detention facility in Evin prison called 209 Detention Centre. On 9 November 2020, he was released on bail after the ending...

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