Kurds Protests over Iran Execution of Kurdish Political Prisoners
Iranian Kurds who were gathered today in front of General Consulate of Iran in Erbil showed their opponent to Capital Punishment in a peaceful demonstration and wanted Iranian authorities to halt execution of Kurdish political prisoners who are on death row.
Islamic Regime of Iran executed 16 Baluches and three Kurdish political prisoner among them Habibollah Golparipoor on Friday night.
Family and friends of Habibollah had gathered outside Khomeini Hospital in Uremia on Saturday morning to receive his body.
Habibollah Golparipoor was accused and sentenced to death on the charge of measures against state security. He had been detained in Mahabad (western Iran) since fall of 2009 and held in the prisons of Mahabad, Urumieh, Sanandaj and Semnan where he was placed under intense physical and psychological tortures.
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations had on numerous occasions called for his death sentence to be revoked.
There are currently 21 Kurdish political prisoners who are under the threat of execution by Islamic regime of Iran.
Arina Moradi