Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Released protester dies at hospital after torture under detention

A protester named Mohammad Haji Rasulpour, tortured under detention in Bukan, West Azerbaijan, lost his life today in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the city. Rasulpour, a former political prisoner, was temporarily released from prison on 13 December due to his deteriorating physical condition caused by torture. The security forces arrested him twice in Bukan since the beginning of the public protests. His last...

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