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January 5, 2019

Kurdish Political Prisoners on a One-day Symbolic Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Kurdish political Prisoners in Turkey

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...

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December 29, 2018

Continued Pressure on the Kurdish Political Prisoner by Ministry of Intelligence and Khoy Prison Authorities

Zeynab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment, was once again deprived of weekly visits with her family by the Ministry of Intelligence. Meanwhile, Khoy Prison authorities still deny her access to the necessary medical care. "On Monday, December 24, Khoy Prison officials informed her that she would be deprived of weekly visits with her family until further notice as instructed by the...

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November 30, 2018

Personal Belongings of Zeynab Jalalian Confiscated at Khoy Prison

Authorities of Khoy Prison have seized the personal belongings including blankets, personal clothes, books and booklets of the Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian without providing any specific reason. “Several inspectors of Khoy Prison visited Women's Ward on the morning of Nov 28, 2018, inspected Zeynab Jalalian's beds and seized all her personal belongings including blankets, clothes, books and booklets. Giving her several blankets,...

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November 6, 2018

Iran: A Female Prisoner Detained at Khoy Prison Sentenced to Death for Adultery

A female prisoner detained at Khoy Prison was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court (Branch1) of Khoy on charges of adultery (sex outside marriage). Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Golestan Jankanloo (married with two children from one of the villages of Maku), who was arrested and charged with adultery (sex outside marriage) in 2017 has been sentenced to death by...

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October 31, 2018

Iran: A Female Prisoner Sentenced to Death for Adultery

A female prisoner detained in Khoy Prison, who was arrested on November 2016, was accused of adultery (sex outside marriage) after being sued by her husband and has been sentenced to death by the Criminal Court (Branch 1). This prisoner has been identified as Zahra Derakhshani, born in 1982, married and a resident of Khoy. She was arrested with another citizen from Khoy on November...

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October 31, 2018

Female Prisoners Deprived of Basic Facilities at Khoy Prison on the Pretext of Carrying Out Repairs

During the past month, women imprisoned at Khoy Prison have been transferred to the prison meeting hall, where they are kept in unfavourable conditions without access to a bed, breaks in the prison yard or weekly visit, on the pretext of carrying out repairs. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, in early October, prison authorities have transferred 40 female prisoners to the...

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June 6, 2018

Increasing Concerns Over the Health Condition of Zeynab Jalalian

Despite the deterioration of the health status of the Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian, sentenced to life imprisonment at the Khoy Prison, Prison authorities are still denying her access to medical treatment. A source close to this political prisoner, who did not want to be disclosed his identity for security reasons, told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that "the health condition of Zeynab...

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April 4, 2018

Zeynab Jalalian’s Critical Health Condition Following Her Continues Medicinal Strike

The Kurdish political prisoner known as Zeynab Jalalian held in prison for the past 11 years has been on medicinal strike for more than a year in protest to the authorities’ negligence of her need for medical care in the prison while spreading false news about her medical treatment. As a result, her health condition is currently critical. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights...

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March 12, 2018

Iran: A Prisoner Hanged in Khoy Prison

On Saturday morning March 9, 2018, a prisoner was executed in Khoy Prison, on Rape charge. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified the prisoner as Javad Gol Niyat, from Khoy. The prisoner was married with two 8-year-old twin daughters. He was arrested three years ago on charges of rape and sentenced to death.

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