Ali Badarkhani

He is a writer and it is said that because of his political activities he has been barred from continuing his education. Mr. Badrkhani has Iranian-Iraqi citizenship. According to some reports he has been accused and condemned to prison for crimes such as, “relations with PJAK.” His works include, “Love’s Refugee” and “Turkey, Democracy, and the Ku

<coverage-outsourcing id='14179'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network he was arrested in Urmia </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14244'> After around 20 days imprisonment in the Intelligence Ministry detention center in Urmia he was transferred to the prison in this city. Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that he was tortured throughout the period he was kept in the Intelligence Ministry detention center </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14245'> He was released on bail, after around two months of prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14246'> Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia condemned him to five years incarceration for the crime of “acting against the national security,” (Kurdistan Human Rights Network) by “Relations with PJAK,” (HRANA). This sentence was reduced to three years imprisonment at branch 10 of the appeals court of Western Azerbaijan </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14247'> Based on a report from Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Ali Badrkhani’s protest of the ruling of the appeals court was accepted in the supreme court of Iran. The file was sent to a parallel branch of a court in Urmia. According to this report, he was, again, condemned to three years imprisonment (according to some sources, three years and one day) </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14180'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network he was arrested and sent to prison to begin his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14962'> Kurdistan Human Rights network reported that the he was sent to workers ward after he complained about his imprisonment in ward 3 and 4 </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='16431'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that five political prisoners, Ali Badrkhani, Naji Temouzadeh, Kamran Jafarin, Javad Ahmadi and Faegh Najafi, were incarcerated in the workers ward as punishment. According to this report, the ward’s capacity is for around 150 individuals, but there are 400 prisoners being kept there </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28046'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=9685'> An informed source talked to Kurdistan Human Rights Network that authorities do not care about Mr. Badrkhani's health and added: Mr. Badrkhani suffers from kidney disease, but authorities have done nothing on his condition. Besides, he has repeatedly requested to move to a place with better conditions, but prison officials also ignored the request </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28047'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=11138'> Was released in prison after serving full term </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>