Kurdish prisoner sentenced to solitary confinement over Kurdish song lyrics in his notebooks

Kurdish prisoner sentenced to solitary confinement over Kurdish song lyrics in his notebooks

Kurdish prisoner Agit Kortak, who is being held in Erzincan High Security Closed Prison, was sentenced to 11 days in solitary confinement over Kurdish songs found in his notebooks. When Kortak was transferred from Diyarbakır Prison to Erzincan on October 30, 2024, he brought his notebooks with him. According to a report by the Mezopotamya Agency, the Prison Letter Commission refused to hand over the notebooks to Kortak, citing that the writings …

Motaleb Ahmadian in Critical Health During 15th Year of 30-Year Sentence

Kurdish Political Prisoner Motaleb Ahmadian in Critical Health During 15th Year of 30-Year Sentence Kurdish political prisoner Motaleb Ahmadian is in extremely poor health during the fifteenth year of a 30-year prison sentence. Currently held in Fashafouyeh Prison (aka the Greater Tehran Penitentiary), Ahmadian was transferred there following the bombing of Evin Prison. He suffers from multiple serious medical conditions, including duodenal canc…