Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Four Kurdish political and religious prisoners “Mostafa Sabzi”, “Qader Salimi", “Bashir Pirmawane” and “Rahmi Turgut” who have been on hunger strike since 25 days ago are reported to be in critical health condition. These prisoners are on hunger strike in protest to the refusal of prison officials to grant them parole and transfer them to a prison near their parents' place of residence. A reliable...

Five Kurdish political and religious prisoners “Bashir Pirmawane”, “Rahmi Turgut”, Mostafa Sabzi, Qader Salimi and Mohammad Pishbin are still on hunger strike since last week in protest against the refusal of prison officials to grant them parole or transfer them to a prison near their parents' place of residence. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that Rahimi Turgut and Bashir Pirmavanah have been...

“Omid Khaki" and "Qader Salimi" two Sunni prisoners in Kermanshah and Orumiyeh prisons have been on hunger strike from July 13 and 23 respectively. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Omid Khaki, a religious activist from Javanrood, was arrested in late December 2016 on charges of membership in an Islamic party and sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment by the...