Mohammad (Esmat) Salahshour Archives - KHRN

February 24, 2021

Iran releases Kurdish political prisoner after three years in prison

Kurdish political prisoner Mohammad (Esmat) Salahshour has been released today, 24 February, after serving three years in prison, sourced told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Salahshour was released four months before the end of his sentence with the consent of the Prison Classification Council. During his imprisonment, he was sent on a several days of temporary leave only once, in January of this year.Salahshour had...

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August 13, 2019

Kurdish Political Prisoners Pressured by Interrogators to Accept Murder Charge

Two Kurdish political prisoners, Mohammad (Esmat) Salahshour and Shaker Behrouzi, are being pressured to confess to killing a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC). The two prisoners were transferred from Orumiyeh Central Prison to IRGC Detention Centre in Orumiyeh in March and May respectively. "Mohammed Salahshour was transferred back to Orumiyeh Central Prison after four days of interrogation but Shaker Behrouzi is still...

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