Unclear circumstances surround death of Kurdish prisoner in Ilam Central Prison

Hengaw - Monday, August 4, 2025

Younes Soheilbeigi, a Kurdish prisoner from Ilam, ended his life by suicide under unclear circumstances in the city’s central prison.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Sunday, August 3, 2025, Soheilbeigi, a resident of Haft Cheshmeh (Haft Kani) in Ilam, took his own life while in custody.

A source familiar with the case reported that Soheilbeigi had previously been arrested on public charges and, following his conviction, was transferred to Ilam Central Prison to serve his sentence.

The reason and motive behind his suicide remain unknown. His body is scheduled to be buried on Monday in the village of Haft Cheshmeh.