Iran: Kurdish activists sentenced to death
Two Kurdish activists has been sentenced to death by the Iranian courts for ‘waging enmity against God’ through ‘propaganda activities’ and ‘membership in a dissident group’ according to the Mokerian News Agency.
Ali and Habib Afshari were arrested last year, and are currently imprisoned at Oroumiyah Prison. Ali Afshari was arrested on December 2010, and shot during the arrest. According to Iran Human Rights, both of his hands were paralysed consequently.
by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar
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Monday, 16 January 2012: Prisoner info for Ali Afshari updated
Status: Sentenced
Prison: Mahabad
Notes:
12 or 14 Dec 2010: Arrested in Bokan Shot during arrest Moved to Intel. Min. detention where he was kept in solitary for 40 days. Paralysed in both hands as a result of shooting. Accused of cooperating with a Kurdish party. He is charged with “Enmity against God” and “Corruption on Earth”. 15 Apr 2011: Taken back to Urmia prison after a stay in hospital 15 Aug 2011: Trial 16 Jan 2012: Sentenced to death http://t.co/M35uO2LD
Sentence:
Location/Home Town: bokan
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Civic Activist
Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Prisoner info for Habib Afshari updated
Status: Sentenced
Prison: Mahabad
Notes:
27 Feb 2010: Arrested in Mahabad 13 Nov 2011: Transferred from Urmia prison to Mahabad 16 Jan 2012: Sentenced to death http://t.co/M35uO2LD
Sentence: Execution
Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Human Rights Activist
Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
http://iranhr.blogspot.com/2012/01/prisoner-info-for-ali-afshari-updated.html
A previous report:http://supportkurds.org/news/kurdish-political-prisoners-in-iran-under-sentence-of-death-update
