Kurdish Detainee of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement Commits Suicide Following Iranian Judiciary Summons

Hengaw; Monday, June 10, 2024

Farhad Beigi Garousi, a Kurdish adherent of the Yarsan religion who was arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom (“Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”) movement in Sahneh, Kermanshah province, has committed suicide due to continuous pressure from the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on June 8, 2024, Farhad Beigi Garousi, a 21-year-old Kurdish individual and Yarsan adherent, hanged himself in his family home in Sahneh. He had been detained during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and kept in custody for over a year.

An informed source reported that over the past four months, Beigi Garousi had been under persistent pressure from the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was recently informed that he must present himself at Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah for transfer to Evin Prison in Tehran.

Beigi Garousi was arrested in 2022 during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. After being detained for over a year, he was temporarily released on bail pending his court hearing. He was accused of participating in the murder of Nader Bayrami, the head of Sahneh’s IRGC intelligence department.

Reza Rasaei, another Yarsan adherent, has been sentenced to death on the same charge and is currently imprisoned in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah.