Su’da Khedirzadeh’s toddler, Ala, faces poor health conditions in Urmia Prison
Hengaw: Monday, December 16, 2024
The health condition of Ala (Solina), the 2-year-and-5-month-old daughter of Kurdish political prisoner Su’da Khedirzadeh, has deteriorated over the past week. So far, authorities at Urmia Central Prison have taken no steps to ensure the child receives necessary medical care.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ala has been ill for a week, which has profoundly impacted her imprisoned mother’s mental state.
A source close to the case reported that prison authorities have refused to provide medical attention for both mother and child, even within the prison facilities.
Su'da Khedirzadeh, has now served 3 years, 2 months, and 4 days of her 12-year sentence.
In September 2024, Hengaw reported that Ala had developed a skin allergy due to unsanitary conditions, lack of ventilation, and extreme heat in the women’s ward. Despite the severity of her condition, prison authorities blocked her transfer to external medical facilities.
Su'da Khedirzadeh was granted leave only once, on Saturday, May 18, 2023, when she traveled from Urmia to a relative’s home in Piranshahr. However, the following day, she was arrested by Intelligence forces and returned to Urmia Central Prison with her daughter after 48 hours.
Khedirzadeh was sentenced by the Mahabad Criminal Court to 12 years and 6 months in prison on charges of “complicity in the murder of a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)” and “membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.” This sentence was officially communicated to her family on Saturday, September 6, 2022.
Su'da Khedirzadeh, who has previously survived a suicide attempt in prison, gave birth via cesarean section on Monday, June 21, 2022, in a hospital in Urmia. She was returned to prison just one day later, without completing her recovery period.
She was initially arrested on Thursday, October 14, 2021, by Iranian government forces in Piranshahr and transferred to Urmia Central Prison on Monday, November 8, 2021.