A Court in Iran Sentences Two Kurdish People to Execution for Murder Charges

Hengaw: A court in Iran sentenced two Kurdish people to death in Urmia city over alleged murder charges on Monday morning, said a monitoring group.

14 May 2018 22:22

 

Hengaw: A court in Iran sentenced two Kurdish people to death in Urmia city over alleged murder charges on Monday morning, said a monitoring group.

According to the reports recieved by Hangaw Organization for Human Rights, "Khalil Agwsh" was arrested since 2012 while "Suhail Mirbakhish" had been behind bars since 2014.

Earlier on May 3th, another Kurdish man who was identified as "A'zam Ghazayi Mohammed" was hanged in the central prison of Kirmanshan over the same charge, as reported by Hangaw reporter.

Only in the last month, at least ten Kurds have been executed in different cities across Iran, as revealed by a monitoring group.


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