Iranian Government Executed another Kurdish Activist Mr. Samko Khorshidi on 17th of April 2014. Mr. Khorshidi was arrested by the Iranian Government forces on April 7th of 2011 and were given the death sentence on May 9th, 2012 on charges of Membership of Kurdish political parties.
Mr. khorshidi was transferred to Sanandaj prison on June 14th for his execution order to be carried out. while in jail Mr. Khorshidi was not given the right to have an attorney and he was tortured and abused by the Iranian government forces.
Mr. Khorshidi , along with 10 other prisoners were sentenced to death but were awaiting appeal court decison on their sentencing. the names of other 10 prisoners are:
1. Samko Khorshidi
2. Sirvan Nazhavi
3. Ebrahim Isapur
4. Razgar (Habib) Afshari
5. Ali Afshari
6. Houshang Rezaei
7. Reza Esmaeeli
8. Behrouz Alkhani
9. Seyed Sami Hosseini
10. Seyed Jamal Mohammadi
11. Bakhtiar Memari.
Meanwhile, 7 other Kurdish Political activists are sentenced to death and are in great danger of execution by the Iranian Government.
1. Habibollah Latifi
2. Rashid Akhkandi
3. Mostafa Salimi
4. Shirkoo Moarefi
5. Habibollah Golparipour
6. Zanyar Moradi
7. Loghman Moradi
International human right organizations have not shown any actions towards these death sentences.
