Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Mohammad Khodkam, a prisoner from Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, is in critical condition as he continues his hunger strike in protest at a harsh prison sentence and fine imposed on him last December. The situation has prompted warnings from prison doctors about the dire state of his health. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Khodkam, who began his hunger strike on 23...

The health of Mohammad Khodkam, a prisoner from Bukan in West Azerbaijan Province, has taken a critical turn as he enters the twenty-fifth day of his hunger strike, protesting against a harsh prison sentence and fine. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Khodkam, who began his hunger strike on 23 December 2023, has twice been transferred unconscious from the quarantine ward to...

The hunger striking prisoner Mohammad Khodkam was transferred from the quarantine section of Bukan Prison in West Azerbaijan Province to the infirmary on 7 January due to a significant drop in his blood pressure and subsequent loss of consciousness, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The deterioration of Khodkam's physical condition due to severe weight loss has been described as alarming. The prisoner began...

The health of Mohammad Khodkam, a prisoner in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been deteriorating since he initiated a hunger strike on 20 December 2023. The prisoner's protest stems from the decision of Branch Two of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Mahabad, which sentenced him to 17 years in prison and imposed a fine of 1.8 billion rials (approximately 3,600 USD) on drug-related charges. Following the...