29% of those who executed in Iran over the past 9 months, were Kurdish citizens

Hengaw: According to the statistics of Iran's two human rights organizations and Kurdistan, 29% of executions carried in Iran

10 October 2018 17:56


Hengaw: According to the statistics of Iran's two human rights organizations and Kurdistan, 29% of executions carried in Iran over the past 9 months were Kurdish citizens.

By the statistics recorded at the Iranian Human Rights Center, since the beginning of 2018 (within 9 months), 207 citizens have been executed in Iran prisons.

On the other hand, according to reports of the Human Rights Center of Iran, over the past 9 months, 60 Kurdish citizens have been executed in the provinces of Urmia, Ilam, Kermanshah, North Khorasan, Qazvin and Sanandaj.

By comparison, these two statistics that, 29% kurdish citizens were executed in Iran over the past nine months.

During this time, 6 Kurdish political prisoners were executed and also 9 Kurdish citizens were executed for religion and ideological activities.
 


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