Hedayat Abdollahpour

Hedayat Abdollahpour is from Qaresaqal, a village in the suburbs of Oshnavieh. He was charged with "membership of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan" and sentenced to death. According to some reports, he was arrested on 16.10.2016.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='12510'> After the armed conflict between the forces of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and the Revolutionary Guards in "Qaresaqal" village in the suburbs of Oshnavieh city, Rassoul Azizi, Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi, Jalal Masroori, Kamal Masroori, and Yaghoub Ba-Ekram were arrested. The arrests in this village didn't end there. On August 3rd, the security forces arrested Hedayat Abdollahpour. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12511'> An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network that Kurdish citizens arrested in connection to this case were interrogated and tortured in Urmia lockup for 45 days. According to this source, Hedayat Ghaderi (probably Hedayat Abdollahpour) also suffered heavy torture such as "electric shock," "whipping the sole of the feet by cable" and "being hung" for two months, until he gave a forced confession. After heavy interrogation and torture, they were all transferred to Urmia's central prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12512'> Trial date. Their sentences varied from 10 years in prison to death by execution, ordered by judge Sheikhlou. According to the verdict announced by their court-appointed attorney, Hedayat Abdollahpour was sentenced to death, Rassoul Azizi to 25 years in prison, Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi to 20 years, Jalal Masrouri to 15, Yaghoub Ba-Ekram to 15, and Kamal Masrouri to 10 years (11 by some accounts) in prison. Later reports revealed that Seddigh Ba-Ekram has also been sentenced to 10 years in prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12513'> An informed Kurdistan Human Rights source said that "the only grounds for Moharebeh (raging war against Islamic regime) is that when the Kurdish Peshmarga forces were staying in this village, these citizens offered them bread, and this act has been accounted as membership in Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan." Before the sentencing, the attorney for these prisoners told their families that they would be acquitted from their Moharebeh charge due to the lack of evidence. According to this informed source, Hedayat Abdollahpour was not present during the conflict and was not even in the village. The security cameras in the city can prove that he was in Oshnavieh at the time. Based on the existing reports, Hedayat Abdollahpour was transferred to the Psychiatric Ward, Rassoul Azizi, Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi, and Jalal Masrouri Kamal Masrouri, and Yaghoub Ba-Ekra were transferred to Wards 3 and 4 (for dangerous prisoners). According to a report released a year ago by the Human Rights Organization of Iran, the arrestees of this case were charged with "taking up arms." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12616'> On the 28th and 29th of January, several Human Rights organizations and media, including Defenders of Kurdistan Human Rights Center, Kurd Campaign, and Roji Kurd, released separate statements demanding the intervention of international human rights organizations and civil institutions in Abdollahpour’s case. They questioned the heavy sentences that were issued. Iranian Kurdistan's Democratic Party also condemned the mistreatment of these citizens by the judicial and security systems. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12590'> Some people in social networks protested the sentences issued for the residents of Qaresaqal village by using #زندانیان_قرەسقل_تنها_نیستند# , ‏گیراوانی_قرەسەقەڵ_تەنیا_نین , and #qaresaql_prisoners_are_not_alone. Saber Rassoolpour, Reza Ezzat Taj, Mohammad Abdollahu, Farough Shafahi, Vali Sharifi, Hedayat Abdollahpour, Rassoul Azizi, Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi, Yaghoub Ba-Ekram, Jalal Masrouri, Kamal Masrouri, and Seddigh Ba-Ekram have been identified as the residents of Qaresaqal village who have received heavy sentences. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12605'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Hedayat Abdollahpour, Rassoul Azizi, Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi, Jalal Masrouri, Yaghoub Ba-Ekram, and Kamal Masrouri were transferred to solitary confinements by the order of the warden of Urmia Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18495'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reports that 27 religious prisoners and 13 political prisoners were sent to ward 12 of Urmia prison. The list of the religious prisoners and their sentences is as follows: Mansour Mohammadpour, Fayegh Karimi, Peyman Behrouzifar, Hedayat Alizadeh and Iraj Sufi (all temporary arrests), Ghafour Asvar (68 months), Behzad Abbasi and Pouya Salehi (10 years each), Sardar Osmanbakr, Amir Sufi, Rasoul Shayer, Moloud Shayer, Sirvan Mahmoudi, Yousef Kamla, Rahmat Mirzaei, Kika Nikvand, Bahman Ghaderpour, Zana Ahmadi, Abdolvahed Salamat, Saman Ardalan, Abdolvahed Ebrahimi, Vahab Seyed Ahmadi, Mohsen Cham (five years each), Abdolkhalegh Mohammadzadeh and Kazem Darvishi (three years each), Habibollah Amini (45 months), Tofigh Abdollahi (15 years). The list of political prisoners and their sentences is as follows: Jalal Masrouri (15 years), Kamal Masrouri (10 years), and Yaghoub Baekram (10 years according to some sources 15 years), Hedayat Abdollahpour (execution), Rasoul Azizi (25 years), Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi (20 years), Ali Arasteh, Mohammad Amin Peyghami, Taher Khorshidi and Farough Sharvirani (all in temporary arrest), Touraj Esmaeli (45 months), Ali Yeganeh (five years), and Mostafa Sabzi (15 years). Before the two collective transfers of political prisoners to ward 10 of political prisoners, one prisoner with security charges and eight regular prisoners were incarcerated. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20155'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, The Branch 48 of the Supreme Court has violated the rights of Rasoul Azizi, Mohammad Zaher Faramarzi, Jalal Masroori, Kamal Masroori, Yaghoub Baekram, Hedayat Abdollahpour, and Sedigh Baekram and filed the case with Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia. In addition to Sedigh Baekram, who had previously been released on bail, the first five were released on bail of 200 million (approximately 60 thousand USD) Tomans in the following month. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20615'> Human Rights Organization reported that after judge Sheikhlou sentenced Hedayat Abdollahpour to death in 2016, the case went to Branch 47 of the Supreme Court and returned to the Revolutionary Court of Urmia after the filing of objections. According to this report, judges Saeed Ahmadi and Ghazizadeh condemned Abdollahpour to death. Iran Human Rights Organization has published an image of a document based on which Abdollahpour was charged with being a member of the Democratic Party of Iran's Kurdistan Party and for complicity in armed action by keeping members of the party at home and providing food and supplies to them. In this document, armed action is not included as one of Abdollahpour’s charges, making the death sentence inappropriate under Article 287 of the Islamic Penal Code. The image of this document is recorded in the evidence section of Hedayat Abdollahpour's profile. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='22667'> His father, Aboubakr Abdollahpour, has told the Iran Human Rights Organization that his son’s left ear is in bad shape, that he was tortured by an IRGC member named ‘J.A.’ and that his transfer to the hospital has been prevented. According to the statements of Aboubakr Abdollahpour, ‘J.A.’ was the one to contact his son and set up a meeting at a certain location, during which Hedayat was arrested with the help of other IRGC members and transferred to a house. Once at this house, he was severely tortured and was able to see from under his blindfold that ‘J.A’ was one of the perpetrators. According to Aboubakr Abdollahpour, they intended to “suffocate him and dump his corpse.” Still, Hedayat told them that his father and brother were aware of his arrest, making them decide against killing him. Aboubakr Abdollahpour emphasized that Hedayat lived in the city, and thus had no involvement in the unrest that took place in Gharehseghl village. He noted that many community members, including members of the City Council and the town cleric, testified that Hedayat was working in his shop at the time of unrest. Aboubakr Abdollahpour stated that his son was forced to sign a prepared speech by his interrogators. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23125'> His brother Farhad Abdollahpour was arrested. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23185'> Aboubakr Abdollahpour, in a conversation with Iran’s Human Rights Organization, described the circumstances of the “ISIS-style” arrest of his second child through twenty IRGC officers coming to his home. “The IRGC wants me to be silent and have pressured me several times to remain silent in regards to Hedayat’s file. They want to bring me to my knees and silence me, but I want to defend my son, who’s been unjustly sentenced to murder and whose sentence may be carried out at any minute. Even if I had 3 sons who were all arrested, I’d still not remain quiet.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23438'> His lawyer was arrested for a short time. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25409'> According to Hrana, his verdict of execution was confirmed by the 47th branch of the Supreme Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31329'> He was executed on that date, and his family was notified about a month later. During this time, human rights organizations had expressed concern about the possibility of his death sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30554'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1323092020ENGLISH.PDF'> According to Amnesty, three Arab political prisoners named Hossein Silavi, Ali Khosraji, Naser Khafajian (Khafaji), and a Kurdish prisoner named Hedayat Abdollahpour, have been transferred to an unknown place. This organization has pointed out these people's unfair trial and expressed concern about the possibility of secret execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30943'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/506824'> A group of the European Parliament members has expressed concern over Hedayat Abdollahpour's transfer to an unknown place. They have called on the Iranian embassy in Belgium to clarify his situation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30986'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25132/'> 30 days after the sentence was implemented, his father was informed that Hedayat Abdollahpour had been executed. His death sentence has been accomplished without the awareness of his lawyer and family, and his body was buried in an unknown place. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31054'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3cTp2dB'> Amnesty issued a statement asking Iran to provide details about Hedayat Abdollah Pour. "Enforced disappearance", is a crime under international law. According to the statement, judicial officials told Mr. Abdollahpour's family that "he was executed in Oshnaviyeh." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31328'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/4294/'> Iran's Human Rights Organization has published the death certificate of this political prisoner. Hedayat Abdollahpour's cause of death was mentioned as "hitting a hard or sharp object." According to the report, he was executed by a "firing squad." According to a conversation that the human rights organization had with Hedayat Abdollahpour's brother, he was shot in the presence of local IRGC personnel and the families of those killed in the clashes of Qarasoghall village." Mr. Abdullahpour's execution was on May 11, 2020. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31420'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/516732'> Fourteen UN human rights experts protest Hedayat Abdullahpour's "forced disappearance" and asked for clearness in the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>