The death sentence of Davoud Abdollahi, a Kurdish political prisoner, was executed on the seventh day of his hunger strike

On Tuesday, January 2, Davoud Abdollahi, a Kurdish political prisoner, was executed after 14 years in prison at Qezelhesar Prison in Karaj.

According to an informed source, the body of this political prisoner has been delivered to his family and they are on their way to Mahabad.

This Kurdish political prisoner from Mahabad went on a full hunger strike on Tuesday, December 26, following his transfer to solitary confinement for the execution of his death sentence.

After 14 years in prison, the death sentences of Davoud Abdollahi's two co-defendants, Ghasem Abesteh and Ayoub Karimi, were executed on November 5 and November 29, 2023, in Qezelhesar Prison in Karaj.

Davoud Abdollahi, along with six other Kurdish citizens named Ghasem Abesteh, Anvar Khezri, Ayoub Karimi, Farhad Salimi, Kamran Sheikheh, and Khosrow Besharat from the cities of Saqqez and Mahabad, were arrested by security forces on December 7, 2009, and interrogated for eight months in the Urmia Intelligence Detention Center.

These seven Kurdish political prisoners were then transferred to Evin Prison and after six months of interrogation, they were transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on April 15, 2012.

In February 2016, these seven Kurdish prisoners were sentenced to death for "acting against national security", "propaganda against the regime", "membership in Salafi groups" and "corruption on earth" by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, headed by Judge "Moqiseh", and this verdict was officially notified to them on May 26, 2017.

After the objection of these seven political prisoners, this verdict was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2017 and referred to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, headed by Judge "Salavati", for retrial.

In June 2019, these seven political prisoners were sentenced to death for "corruption on earth" and crimes related to national security, and despite numerous serious violations of the rules of fair trial, on February 4, 2020, Branch 41 of the Supreme Court confirmed the verdicts issued against these seven prisoners and in September 2020, Branch 38 of the Supreme Court rejected their request for retrial.

These seven Kurdish political prisoners were transferred to Qezelhesar Prison in August 2023 after the closure of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.