Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A prisoner sentenced to Qisas (Retaliation in kind) on murder charge, who has spent about 10 years at Tabriz central prison, has been on hunger strike for the past week in protest to his uncertain situation. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Hassan Nozad, 38 years old, from Maragheh, has been on hunger strike since Monday, November 12 due to his...

A Death Row Kurdish Prisoner from Mahabad, who was sentenced to Qisas (retaliation in kind), has passed away for unknown reasons at Tabriz Central Prison. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Ali Abbasi, (50 years old from Mahabad, who was arrested three years ago and sentenced to Qisas on murder charge) has passed away due to unknown reasons at Tabriz Central Prison...

A prisoner of ordinary crimes, who had been on hunger strike at Tabriz Central Prison since Sept 22, 2018 died yesterday on Sept 24, 2018 due to heart stroke. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), this prisoner has been identified as Biok Lotfollahzadeh, (61 years old from Tabriz ) who was a retired employee of the Electricity Utility Company. He only had to...

A prisoner was executed on murder charge at Tabriz central prison this morning on Tuesday, July 03. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified the prisoner as Mohammad Alli from Tabriz. The prisoner had spent about four years in prison. It should be noted that on Tuesday, June 26 another prisoner called Farhad Asghari, who was charged with murder, was executed in this prison. The national media...

A prisoner was executed on murder charge at Tabriz central prison this morning on June 26. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified the prisoner as Farhad Asghari, from Tabriz. The prisoner spent about three years in prison in ward 9 of Tabriz Central Prison. The national media have not announced the news of the execution of this prisoner.

An ordinary crime prisoner detained at Tabriz Central Prison sewed his lips. This political prisoner has been on hunger strike since Thursday, Nov 23, 2017, in protest to the verdict issued against him. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Babak Jidari (a prisoner detained in ward 9 of Tabriz Central Prison) went on hunger strike by sewing his lips on Saturday,...

A prisoner was executed on Murder Charge at Tabriz Central Prison this morning, December 12, 2017. He was reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in Tabriz Central prison in preparation for execution a day before his execution. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified the prisoner as Ibrahim Rezaei, from Tabriz (ward 9). The national media have not announced the news of execution of this prisoner.

Three prisoners were executed on Murder Charges at Tabriz Central Prison on Nov 26, 2017. Four prisoners were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in Tabriz Central prison in preparation for execution a day before their executions. The sentence of one of the prisoners was temporarily suspended and he was returned to the ward due to the leniency shown by the victim’s family. Kurdistan Human Rights Network...

Three prisoners were executed on Murder Charges in Tabriz central prison this morning Nov 22, 2017. The identity of prisoners who have been hanged as identified by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) is as follows. Jamal Ghanbari from Tabriz (Ward 12) Saeed Asqari From Miyaneh (Ward 9) Ali Delgoshadi from Mamaghan (Ward 9) They were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in Tabriz Central prison in preparation for execution a...