IRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED

January 15, 2011: one Kurdish political prisoner was executed in the prison of Oroumieh, in Iran.
According to reports the prisoner was convicted of Moharebeh (war against the God) through membership in the banned Kurdish political party "PJAK".
The identity of the prisoner is not certain yet.
He was convicted of involvement in the murder six years ago of a border police officer, state television reported on its website.
Iran Human Rights had last warned about the possibility of execution of the Kurdish political prisoner Hossein Kehzri. (Sources: Agence France Presse, Iran Human Rights, 15/01/2011)