Four Kurdish political prisoners have been held for seven months with their whereabouts completely unknown
Concerns over the whereabouts of four political prisoners who were detained by government authorities seven months ago—Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad (Hajir) ...
Hengaw: February 20, 2023
Concerns over the whereabouts of four political prisoners who were detained by government authorities seven months ago—Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad (Hajir) Faramarzi, Wafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fathi—grow as it remains unclear what happened to them.
According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 27-year-old Vafa Azarbar, 26, from Bukan, Mohsen Mazloom, 28, from Mahabad, Pejman Fatihi, 28, from Kamiyaran, and Mohammad Faramarzi, 28, from Dehgolan, were all detained for seven months and were denied access to the most fundamental rights, like seeing a lawyer and having visitors, while their whereabouts remain unknown.
Hengaw previously reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) aired these four political prisoners' forced confessions for the second time on Monday, December 5, 2022. Given the history of filing cases by governmental entities, this has raised worries that these four prisoners may receive harsh penalties.
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, these four citizens were detained in the village of Yengejeh in the Soma and Bradost of Urmia. They are all members of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
The wife of Mohsen Mazloom, Jwana Taymesi, recently expressed her worry by publishing a video regarding the most recent state of these four Kurdish political prisoners and requesting action from both the international community and citizens inside Iran to stop them from receiving harsh penalties.
She stated in her message that the families of these four political prisoners' requests and follow-ups had been ignored and that the government institutions had questioned and threatened these families.
While expressing worry for the fate of these detainees, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights urges that the Islamic Republic of Iran's government be held accountable for the procedure controlling the case of Kurdish political activists, particularly the members of Kurdish parties.
