Iran: Death Sentence Issued for Female Kurdish Political Prisoner
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21-Jan-2010 (2 comments)

(21 January 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed serious concern regarding the increasing number of death sentences issued for Kurdish political prisoners following unfair trails.

According to Kurdish human rights organizations, at least 20 political prisoners have been condemned to death. During the past few weeks, two Kurdish political prisoners,Ehsan Fattahian and Fasih Yasamini were executed, and there are credible fears of imminent executions of other political prisoners on death row.

"The Iranian Judiciary is moving fast to implement a wave of political executions, particularly of Kurdish activists. These sentences are politically motivated and the trials do not conform to internationally accepted standards of due process," said Hadi Ghaemi, a spokesperson for theCampaign.

The latest death sentence has been issued for a female Kurdish prisoner, Shirin Alam Holi (28), by Branch 15 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Salevati. The Kurdistan Human Rights Organization reported that the trial was held on 19 December 2009, and the conviction was announced to her lawyer on 3 January 2010.

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by yolanda on Fri Jan 22, 2010 06:35 AM PST

Hi!  AsteroidX,

     You are very welcome! Too many harsh sentences lately, like what happened to Majid.......I just hope the flame for democracy will never be extinguished!

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by AsteroidX on Fri Jan 22, 2010 02:03 AM PST

This is just awful, IRI just have no shame. Thanks for posting this Yolanda.


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