Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Branch 3 of the Criminal Court 1 in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, has sentenced a detained Kurdish woman named Saada Khedirzadeh to 12 years and six months in prison. The court charged Khedirzadeh with "aiding and abetting the murder" of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) member named Khedr Peyrouti and "helping a suspect to escape". This Kurdish woman who comes from Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan province,...

A Kurdish woman prisoner named Saada Khedirzadeh attempted to commit suicide on 18 August by hanging herself due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding her case and pressure of the security agencies on the women's ward of Orumiyeh Central Prison. Khedirzadeh and her baby were transferred to the prison infirmary. Her physical and mental condition was reported to be unwell. The prisoner reportedly gave a pill to...

A Kurdish woman prisoner named Saada Khedirzadeh was returned to Orumiyeh prison on 22 June before her treatment was completed after she gave birth by caesarean section. The hospital medical staff reportedly reacted to the prison officers when they tied Khedirzadeh's hands and feet to the hospital bed at the instruction of prison authorities. The officers were forced to remove the handcuffs and fetters after the...

An imprisoned pregnant Kurdish woman named Saada Khedirzadeh has been transferred from Orumiyeh prison, in West Azerbaijan province, to one of the medical centres in the city on 20 June. She has had a caesarean section after experiencing severe pain, two weeks after the scheduled time for giving birth to her baby. The detainee's family has not been able to visit her and her child due...

A detained pregnant Kurdish woman named Saada Khedirzadeh, who is in the last month of her pregnancy, continues to be held in the harsh and unsanitary conditions of the women's ward of Orumiyeh prison, in West Azerbaijan province. Khedirzadeh, who was temporarily detained eight months ago, is denied specialised medical care. A team of doctors suggested that she should be sent to the hospital immediately after...