Qazvin Archives - KHRN

October 10, 2017

A Prisoner Hanged on Drug-related Charges at Qazvin Central Prison

A prisoner was hanged on drug-related charges at Choubidar Prison of Qazvin on Oct 08, 2017. An informed source has identified the detainee as Reza Nalbandi, son of Ali from Tabriz. According to this source, the hanged prisoner had been arrested and sentenced to death four years ago on charges of holding 11 KG of drugs called Methamphetamine. The prisoner was transferred to solitary confinement in...

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September 2, 2017

Ramazan Ahmad Kamal from Kobane Deprived of Medical Care in Iran’s Qazvin Prison

Ramazan Ahmad Kamal, a political Kurdish political prisoner from Kobane who was transferred to Qazvin's Central Prison last September without the completion of his treatment course from Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, has been deprived of follow-up treatment in the prison. As a result, his health has been critical during the past few days due to suffering from postoperative infection in his arm. According to...

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July 22, 2017

The latest Status of Two Kurdish Political Prisoners Exiled to Qazvin Central Prison

Seyed Sami Hosseini and Seyed Jamal Mohammadi, two Kurdish political prisoners in the Central Prison of Qazvin (known as the Choobindar), have been deprived of their right to leave (furlough) in their 10th year of imprisonment while so far “Article 134 of Islamic Penal Code (Aggregation of Fines) have not been implemented in their cases yet. “Seyed Semi Hosseini and Seyed Jamal Mohammadi had been...

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