Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Hajizadeh has been on hunger strike since 6 June in protest at his continued solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central Prison and a new lawsuit filed against him. The prisoner informed his family of the hunger strike in a brief phone call on 6 June. Hajizadeh was summoned to the prison head's office on 1 June on the pretext of "insulting the founder...

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Hajizadeh was summoned to the office of the head of Orumiyeh Central Prison on 1 June on the pretext of "insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran", severely beaten by prison officials and then moved to solitary confinement, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. He also faced a new court case following pressure from the prison authorities...

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Hajizadeh was transferred to solitary confinement for punishment upon the orders of the authorities at Orumiyeh Central Prison on 1 June. The political prisoner protested against being held in Ward 1-2, the ward for prisoners charged with "premeditated murder", and challenged the prison authorities' failure to respect the principle of segregation of crimes. For the past year, Hajizadeh has been in poor...

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Hajizadeh, who underwent a wrong surgery about a year ago in a medical facility outside Orumiyeh Central Prison, is in critical condition, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Due to opposition from prison authorities, the prisoner is still denied the right to be sent on temporary leave for treatment and access to proper medical care. "Last year, he was transferred from...

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Hajizadeh is in critical condition in Orumiyeh Central Prison, Iran's northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, as he has been deprived of proper medical care. Hajizadeh had been sent to an out-of-prison hospital for surgery in the past few months and had been returned to prison after undergoing surgery without completing his treatment. He underwent platinum surgery and surgery for internal abdominal rupture...

Three Kurdish political prisoners, Keyhan Mokarram, Nayeb Hajizadeh, and Ali Mohammadi-Moghaddam, went on a hunger strike in Orumiyeh prison on 11 December. Mokarram has gone on a hunger strike to protest the non-implementation of the double-urgency parliamentary plan regarding his case, which would reduce his prison term. Hajizadeh's hunger strike is a protest against authorities denying him access to medical services. Also, Mohammadi-Moghadam went on a hunger...

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Hajizadeh is in critical condition in Orumiyeh Central Prison in West Azerbaijan province due to not having access to medical services. Hajizadeh was transferred from the ward for prisoners of conscience to the ward for prison labour about two months ago. In June, he was transferred to an out-of-prison hospital for platinum surgery but was returned to prison without completing his treatment. After...

Kurdish political prisoners Keyhan Mokarram, Nayeb Hajizadeh, and Nayeb Askari have been sentenced to 50 lashes and three months in prison after the head of Orumiyeh Central Prison filed a complaint, accusing the prisoners of “disrupting the prison order”. The lawsuit was filed after a general crimes prisoner beat a Kurdish political prisoner. The court session of the three political prisoners was held on 12 July,...

A new lawsuit has been filed against Kurdish political prisoners Nayeb Hajizadeh, Nayeb Askari, and Keyhan Mokarram after the complaint of the head of Orumiyeh Central Prison, Amir Sohrabi. The political prisoners have been accused of “disrupting the prison order”. They were taken to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Orumiyeh on 12 July and informed of the charges they face, sources said. On July 27, two...