Monthly Archives: January 2010

Biography of Habibollah Latifi, Kurdish Political Prisoner on Death Row in Iran

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The following is a biography of Habibollah Latifi and a brief description of his case, prepared by Kuridstan Committee of Human Right Activists in Iran based on the stories by Mr. Latifi’s family and friends. Habibollah Latifi is a political …

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Habibollah Latifi, Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran, at Imminent Risk of Execution

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Habibollah Latifi, a Kurdish political prisoner was sent to solitary confinement from Paak-2, the general ward that holds political prisoners in Sanandaj Central Prison. This move usually happens prior to an execution. Latifi is held the same prison where Ehsan …

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Iran: Two More Kurdish Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Two Kurdish political prisoners, Mohammad Amin Abdollahi and Ghader Mohammadzadeh, residents of Mir-Abad in Bookan, were sentenced to execution by a second court held for them in Orumiyeh. The two prisoners were arrested in Mir-Abad of Bookan. They are accused …

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Kurdish Activist, Shirin Alan Hovi, Sentenced to Death in Iran

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According to news reports from Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan a second female activist Ms. Shirin Alan Hovi who is currently in custody in the Evin Prison has been sentenced to death Ms. Alan Hovi has been convicted of being …

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