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Supreme Court Unlawfully Confirms Kurdish Prisoner’s Execution

Shirkoo Moarefi, a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, has embarked on hunger strike to protest his ambiguous legal status in prison. Saeed Sheikhi, Moarefi’s lawyer, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the Supreme Court unlawfully took on his client’s case.
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After 19 Years in Prison, Political Prisoner Sews Lips and Starts Hunger Strike

Middle East / Iran : International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (8 months ago)

An informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Mohammad Nazari, a Kurdish political prisoner at Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, has sewn his lips shut and embarked on a hunger strike since August 28, ... Read Post

Shirkoo Moarefi’s Lawyer Says His Execution Orders Have Been Issued

Middle East / Iran : International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (2 years ago)

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Saeed Sheikhi, political prisoner Shirkoo Moarefi's lawyer, said that his client's death sentence, issued on charges of "acting against national security" and... Read Post

Kurdish Political Prisoner Sews Lips on Hunger Strike in Orumiyeh Prison

Middle East / Iran : International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (1 hour ago)

Mostafa Mesri, a 26-year-old Kurdish political prisoner from Oshnovieh in Western Azerbaijan Province who has been in prison for the past two years, sewed his lips shut and embarked on a hunger strike on May 19 to protest Orumiyeh C... Read Post


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