Firouz Mousalou

Firouz Mousalou is from Qatur near Khoy. He was sentenced to death for "war against God and state". He was executed on June 20th, 2022 without notifying his family or attorney for the last visit. Judiciary officials refused to deliver his body to the family and buried him in secret.

After several years as a member of the Kurdistan Labor Party, Firouz Mousalou received a letter of non-prosecution and reported to the IRGC headquarters in Sardasht. Although the IRGC officials had told his family that he will be released after a few days of interrogations, he was transferred to Urmia IRGC detention center for months, where he was repeatedly tortured and eventually sentenced to death. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='28281'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/2txSHYY'> According to Hegaw, “Firooz Mosaloo, who previously belonged to a Kurdish group opposing the regime, was assured safety and came back to the country. On this date he went to the IRGC offices in Sardasht and was arrested.” For a long time, Mr Mosaloo was kept in IRGC’s detention house in Urumiyah </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28282'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/2txSHYY'> He was transferred to Urmia prison after spending five months in IRGC solitary confinement where he was physically tortured during interrogations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31263'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=13329'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, he was transferred from prison to Information Ministry detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31406'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=13414'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that he was returned to Urmia prison from the Information Ministry detention in that city after two days of hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38400'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=17855'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the second branch of the Urmia Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death for the crime of “armed uprising against the rule of Islam” due to his membership in the Kurdistan Workers Party. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40113'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3N9ywUn'> Kurdpa reported that he was moved from the political prisoners’ ward to solitary confinement with the excuse that a judiciary delegation wants to review his case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40114'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/5305/'> Firouz Mousalou was executed in Urmia prison. Iran Human Rights organization reported that his death sentence was executed without prior notification, and he was denied the last visit with his family. Fars News, a state-run media, published a report without mentioning any names or details of the case, claiming that a prisoner convicted of killing two border guards in West Azerbaijan province has been executed. It seems the report refers to the execution of Firouz Mousalou. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40150'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/5306/'> Mousalou’s brother told Iran Human Rights Organization that judiciary officials refused to deliver his brother’s body to the family and announced that they have already buried him. He also talked about Firouz Mousalo’s TV confession and coerced confessions under torture. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>