Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced at least 12 people detained during the January 2026 protests to prison terms, with some of the terms

A juvenile offender named Armin has been transferred to solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central Prison for the implementation of his death sentence. Armin had been detained several years ago on

Political prisoners in the “Ershad” security ward of Orumiyeh Central Prison have refused prison food in protest at its poor quality, returning meal containers during distribution. At midday

Prisoners of conscience at Orumiyeh Central Prison have demanded their release in a letter addressed to authorities, citing wartime conditions and concerns for their safety. The letter was signed

Farhad Pezhwan, a Kurdish prisoner serving a life sentence at Orumiyeh Central Prison, has been transferred to solitary confinement after being severely beaten by the prison’s internal

Kurdish political prisoner Keyvan Rashozadeh continues to be denied medical treatment for injuries sustained as a result of torture by prison authorities, as he enters the seventh day of his hunger

Kurdish political prisoner Abdolaziz Gol-Mohammadi attempted suicide in Orumiyeh Central Prison today in protest at the authorities' refusal to grant him temporary leave, the Kurdistan Human Rights

Kurdish political prisoners in Orumiyeh Central Prison, West Azerbaijan Province, have been subjected to severe ill-treatment and torture by prison guards, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)

Prison guards and security officers raided the political and religious prisoners’ ward in Orumiyeh Central Prison today, destroying prisoners’ belongings and beating Kurdish political prisoners