Qesas Archives - KHRN

September 26, 2017

Four Detainees Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Execution in Orumiyeh Central Prison

Four prisoners sentenced to execution charged with murder were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central prison from various wards in preparation for execution on Sept 25,

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May 23, 2017

Execution of Kurdish prisoner in Iran halts after protest

The authorities of Sanandaj Central Prison temporarily halted the execution of a Kurdish death row prisoner on 23 May after his family members and human rights activists held a protest outside the

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January 12, 2017

Kurdish death row prisoner writes open letter to UN Special Rapporteur

Kamal Ahmadnejad, a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death by virtue of Qesas law (Eye for an Eye), has written an open-letter to human rights organisations and to the UN Special Rapporteur

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November 9, 2016

Kurdish juvenile offender at imminent risk of execution in Iran

The authorities of Sanandaj Central Prison have told Kurdish juvenile offender Hemen Oraminejad that he is now at imminent risk of execution, an activist said. Oraminejad was arrested and sentenced

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May 15, 2016

Two Kurdish brothers at imminent risk of execution in Iran

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has received disturbing news on fate of two Kurdish brothers who are prisoners and they are at imminent risk of execution at an Iranian prison One of them

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