Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A prisoner, Reza Moti, was executed on murder charges at Tabriz Central Prison on Aug 27. He was arrested along with another inmate, Youssef D, about five years ago for the premeditated murder of his ex-wife. Yousef D was also taken to solitary confinement with the prisoner on Monday, but the enforcement of his sentence was temporarily suspended.

A prisoner was executed in Tabriz Central Prison on Tuesday morning, July 30, 2019. Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that “Samad Mahmoudzadeh” from Tabriz, who was arrested about 23 months ago for the murder of his brother-in-law, was executed at Tabriz Central Prison on Tuesday morning. KHRN has also reported the execution of four other prisoners accused of murder in the prison on...

Over the past few days, three prisoners charged with murder were executed in Tabriz central prison on two occasions. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the death sentence of two prisoners charged with murder, “Aqeel Shadehi", from Ajabashir and "Jalal Baba'i" from Maragheh were carried out at Tabriz central prison Another prisoner "Behnam Ranjbar" from Marand was executed on the...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): A prisoner charged with "rape" was executed at Tabriz Central Prison on Apr 30, 2019. "The 32-year-old man from Maragheh, who charged with "rape" and sentenced to execution two years ago, was held at Tabriz Prison," a reliable source has told KHRN. KHRN has not been able to obtain sufficient information about the details of this case and the ruling so...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): On Monday morning, March 12, a prisoner charged with murder was executed at Tabriz Central Prison. A reliable source told KHRN that Islam Farsi, 42-year-old from the city of Eilkhchi of Tabriz, was arrested about 15 years and eight months ago on charges of murdering his wife. He was hanged at the Tabriz Central Prison in the presence of the...

Morteza Ostad, a prisoner detained in Ward 12 of Orumiyeh Central Prison, plastered his head in protest to the unclear situation of his case on the 44th day of his hunger strike. “Morteza Ostad was arrested in Tabriz about two years ago on charges of buying & selling antiques and fraud but the status of his case still remains unclear. He started a hunger strike...

A prisoner was executed on murder charges at Tabriz Central Prison this morning, January 29. He was transferred to a solitary confinement cell yesterday. A reliable source has identified the prisoner as Karim Mohebbi from Tabriz. He was arrested four years ago on charges of murder, during which time he was detained in ward 3 of Tabriz Central Prison. The national media have not announced the news...

A group of Kurdish political prisoners in prisons in Orumiyeh, Khoy, Tabriz and Kashmar published a statement in which they declared their solidarity with Leyla Guven, the detained co-chair of the Democratic Society Party in Turkey, and 91 other political prisoners in Turkish prisons. They have called for the deployment of international inspectors and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture to the prison of...

A prisoner was executed on murder charge at Tabriz Central Prison this morning on Tuesday, Nov 27. He was previously convicted of Qisas (Retaliation in kind). A reliable source has identified the prisoner as Hassan Fakhri from Sarab. According to this source, the prisoner who had been transferred to the quarantine prison three times over the past three years was detained in ward 9 of the...