Kurdish Political Prisoner Isa Ebrahimizadeh Attempts Suicide

Hengaw; Sunday, July 21, 2024

Isa Ebrahimizadeh, a Kurdish labor activist from Oshnavieh (Shno), attempted suicide following the refusal of officials from Naghadeh Central Prison and the Iranian Intelligence Department to extend his leave. His current condition is reported to be critical.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Friday, July 19, 2024, Isa Ebrahimizadeh, a Kurdish political prisoner from the village of Deh-Shams in the Oshnavieh region, attempted suicide by ingesting poison due to the non-extension of his leave.

According to an informed source, Isa Ebrahimizadeh was transferred to a hospital in the city of Urmia after his suicide attempt, and his health condition is currently concerning.

After many requests, Isa Ebrahimizadeh had evetually been granted leave from Naghadeh Central Prison, by the prison authorities, to carry out agricultural work, which is the only source of income for his family.

This Kurdish political prisoner was arrested on February 4 of this year and transferred to Oshnavieh Central Prison. After two days, he announced in a brief call that he was being transferred to Naghadeh Central Prison to serve his sentence.

Previously, Isa Ebrahimizadeh had been sentenced by the Oshnavieh Revolutionary Court to a total of five years in prison on charges including "membership in anti-government groups." According to the law of combining sentences, the maximum punishment of four years imprisonment will be exercised on him.

It is noteworthy that Isa Ebrahimizadeh was arrested by Iranian security forces on December 21, 2022, during the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" movement. He was finally temporarily released from prison on January 12 of the same year on bail of 500 million Tomans until the end of the judicial proceedings.