Death sentence and 100 years of imprisonment for a Kurdish citizen

28 January 2017 15:35
Hengaw: The Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced a Kurd to death by hanging and handed 6 others lengthy prison sentences.

According to reports received by Hengaw, a Human Rights Watch reporting on the human rights violations in Kurdistan and Iran, a Kurd from Shno was sentenced to death and 6 others to prison for aiding and collaborating with a Kurdish opposition group.

The names and sentences of those sentenced are as follows: Hidayat Abdullahpour sentenced to death Hasel Azizi sentenced to 25 years Mohammad Zahir Framerzi sentenced to 20 years Yaiqob Ba Akrm sentenced to 15 years Jalal Masroori sentenced to 15 years Kamal sentenced to 11 years Sadiq Bakrm sentenced to 10 years .

These individuals are all from the Qarasaqal village located in Shno-Kurdistan where the clashes between the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) took place this past summer.


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