Saqqez Prison; The Life of Behzad Rasouli, a Kurdish Political Prisoner, is in Imminent Danger After More Than 3 Months on a Dry Hunger Strike
July 19, 2026 – Behzad Rasouli, a 43-year-old Kurdish political prisoner from Saqqez who is sentenced to 8 years of discretionary imprisonment (Habs-e Ta'ziri), has been on a dry hunger strike for more than three months to protest his…









