Following the transfer of Kurdish political prisoner Mohammad Abdollahi and six ordinary inmates of Orumiyeh prison to solitary confinement for the implementation of their death sentence, a number of families of prisoners who had come to Orumiyeh for a final visit to their children, staged a protest in front of the prison. In response to the concerned families, prison henchmen said: “Do not gather here. We will call you later to come and pick up their bodies.” MOIS agents also threatened the protesting families that in case of interviews and sharing information on the execution of their loved ones, they will not be able to get their bodies. This was followed by a brutal raid on the rally by henchmen where a number of families were arrested.
The religious fascism ruling Iran has hanged at least 36 prisoners from August 2-6 in various cities.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
August 8, 2016
