Suicide Attempt by Kurdish Political Prisoner Vahid Chavaran in Ilam Prison

Hengaw: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Vahid Chavaran, a Kurdish political prisoner hailing from Abdanan in Ilam province and detained during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement,  attempted suicide as a form of protest against a twelve-year imprisonment sentence imposed by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Monday, January 15, 2024, Vahid Chavaran committed suicide within the central prison of Ilam, expressing his protest against the 12-year imprisonment and subsequent exile to Zahedan.

An informed source revealed that he ingested pills, and he is currently in critical condition under medical care at "Khomeini" hospital in Ilam.

Earlier, on Monday, January 8, 2024, Vahid Chavaran received a twelve-year imprisonment sentence and was ordered into exile to Zahedan by the 1st branch of the Ilam Revolutionary Court.

Having endured torture to extract a coerced confession during his detention, Vahid Chavaran took a drastic step on Sunday, September 3, 2023, by sewing his lips as a symbolic protest within the detention center.

His arrest occurred on Friday, June 23, 2023, when security forces, employing extreme measures, apprehended Vahid Chavaran as he attempted to leave Iran. Fearing arrest by government forces, he had spent several months in the mountains around Abdanan during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement. Throughout this period, security forces made numerous attempts to capture him.