Sanandaj Central Prison Archives - KHRN

October 9, 2022

Sanandaj Prison: Protestors, prisoners tortured; tight security measures taken

Prison authorities in Sanandaj Central Prison in Kurdistan province, northwestern Iran, have taken strict security measures inside the prison following the severe suppression of protesting prisoners

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October 3, 2022

Detained protestors tortured in overpopulated Sanandaj prison

Security forces have detained hundreds of civilians in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, after the nationwide protests broke out over the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. They have taken the detained

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January 18, 2021

A Kurdish Civil Activist Sent to Sanandaj Central Prison to Serve His Sentence

Akbar Goyli, a Kurdish civil right activist, has been sent to Sanandaj Central Prison to serve a two-year prison sentence on Saturday, Jan 16, an informed source told the Kurdistan Human Rights

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November 6, 2020

Kurdish Civilian Sent to Prison to Serve his Prison Sentence’

On Sunday, November 2, a Kurdish civilian called 'Dler Nasri' was arrested and sent to prison in this city to serve a one-year sentence after being summoned to Branch 4 of the Sanandaj Court', an

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May 28, 2020

Conditional Release of a Political Prisoner Opposed by the Ministry of Intelligence

Tahsin Dadrasi, a Kurdish civilian of Marivan who has served more than a third of his six-year imprisonment sentence, has been deprived of the right to parole due to opposition from the Marivan

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April 28, 2020

A Prisoner Hanged at Sanandaj Central Prison

Death row prisoner Keyvan Allah Moradi was hanged at the central prison of Sanandaj city, Kurdistan province, on Monday, April 27, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network

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April 23, 2020

One Prisoner Hanged, Two Other Death Sentences Suspended in Sanandaj and Saqqez

The death sentence of a prisoner "Loghman Ahmadpour" was carried out in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 22, and the death sentence of two other prisoners, "Hossein Haydari" and "Saeed Mohammadpour",

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October 13, 2019

Prisoner Executed on Murder Charge at Sanandaj Central Prison

A Kurdish prisoner previously convicted of "premeditated murder" and sentenced to “retribution" was hanged on the morning of October 10, 2019, at Sanandaj Central Prison, an source told the

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October 5, 2019

Labour Activist Transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison

Labour activist Kamran Sakhtemangar was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison to serve his prison term on October 3, a source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  Earlier on

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