Kurdistan Human Rights Network

An Iranian-American citizen held at Orumiyeh Central Prison has been transferred to the hospital out of prison due to his critical health condition who has been under treatment for the past five days, a source confirmed to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Iranian-American citizen Akbar Lakestani was arrested on 28 September, 2019 at the Sarv border after entering the Iranian territory in West Azerbaijan province. Lakestani was taken from...

An Iranian-American citizen has been transferred to “an unknown location” on 7 October from Orumiyeh Central Prison after being held at Ward 4 of Orumiyeh Central Prison for a few days, a source confirmed to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Akbar Lakestani, an Iranian-American citizen was arrested last week at the Sarv border after entering the Iranian territory in West Azerbaijan province. Lakestani was able to call his family for...