Political activist sentenced to death

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A political activist who had been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the initial court was sentenced to death by the appeals court.

Ehsan Fatahian, a resident of Kermanshah, was detained by security guards in the city of Kamyaran, in Kurdistan province last August. During the initial court proceedings by the Revolutionary Court in the city of Sanandaj, Mr. Fatahian received 10 years imprisonment to be served in exile in Ramhormoz Prison in Khozistan province. The case was appealed and was sent for review by the appeals court in Kurdistan.

The appeals court, after reviewing the case, cited article 186 in the Islamic penal code and issued a death sentence against the Kurdish political activist. Mr. Fatahian was charged with membership in opposition Kurdish parties.