According to Human Rights Activist in Iran, until now, 18 Kurdish political activists in prisons in western Iran are awaiting to be executed: Ali Heidarian, Farzad Kamangar, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alamhoei, Zeinab Jalalian, Habib Latifi, Shirkoo Moarefi, Jamal Mohammadi, Sami Hosseini, Rostam Arkia, Rashid Akhkandi, Hossein Khazri, Mostafa Salimi, Anvar Rostami, Mohammad Amin Agoushi, Iraj Mohammadi, Ahmad Pouladkhani, and Hasan Talei.
In addition, Kurdish activist Habibollah Golparipour was sentenced to death last week.
Iranian courts have also issued heavy prison sentences for five individuals arrested following the post-election protests. Their names are: Kiarash Kamrani, Omid Yavari, Arash Ghasemi, Abolfazl Ghasemi, and Ozra Sadat Ghazi Mirsaeed.
Ozra Sadati Mirsaeed was arrested on June 20, 2009 a peaceful demonstration at Enghelab Square. Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced her to three years in prison which was later approved after appeal. She is currently detained in Evin prison and under severe physical and psychological torture.
Also, student activist Milad Fadayi has been sentenced by branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court to a one-year conditional prison term for “propaganda against the system.” He is currently detained in Evin prison.
On April 20, 2010, students Nima Nahvi and Hossein Jalil Nataj began to serve their ten-month prison sentences. Te two students have also been suspended for one year from university.
There is a total of five students from the city of Babol who are serving prison sentences. Mohsen Barzegar and Mohammad Esmailzadeh are serving prison time in Mata Kala prison. After Mohsen Barzegar was beaten severely by inmates in prison, he was transferred to the prison’s clinic.
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