Kurdistan Human Rights Network

The death sentence against seven Kurdish Sunni prisoners of conscience Anwar Khezri, Kamran Shekhe, Khosro Besharat, Dawoud Abdollahi, Farhad Salimi, Qasem Abasteh and Ayoub Karimi was upheld by the Branch 41 of Supreme Court. The verdict was formally communicated to Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, their lawyer, on Monday, February 3, sources told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  They were sentenced to death by Branch...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network(KHRN): Four Kurdish religious prisoners - Anwar Khezri, Ayoub Karimi, Qasem Abasteh, and Dawood Abdollahi- were transferred from Karaj Prison to the Mahabad Prison for trial at the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mahabad on Apr 20, 2019. KHRN has been informed that these prisoners had been transferred to Mahabad Prison to be prosecuted for the murder of a Sunni cleric called “Abdul...