Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Prisoner commits suicide due to pressures in Iran’s Orumiyeh

Prisoner Saeid Saeidifar ended his life by taking pills on 20 February, following continued threats from the Orumiyeh Central Prison chief inspector to transfer him to solitary confinement, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Saeidifar's lifeless body was found in his bed by his cellmates in dormitory 5 of the prison. On 19 February, Hajebi, the head of the Inspection Office of Orumiyeh Central Prison,...

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