Farzad Kamangar
A teacher who was executed for teaching Kurdish language and literature to children. He spent years in solitary confinement before his execution.
“Education is not a crime”
To practice his faith freely in his homeland
A 34-year-old Kurdish protester of Yarsan religious faith from Sahneh, Kermanshah province. He was arrested during November 2022 protests and subjected to torture and unfair trial based on extracted confessions.
My Kurdish heritage and Yarsan faith are not crimes
His execution highlighted systematic persecution of religious minorities
A teacher who was executed for teaching Kurdish language and literature to children. He spent years in solitary confinement before his execution.
“Education is not a crime”
A 43-year-old Sunni Kurdish cleric from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province. Arrested in January 2010 with six co-defendants and spent 14 years on death row. He was on hunger strike protesting his co-defendants' executions when he was executed.
“My faith and my people will outlive this tyranny”
A Kurdish prisoner of conscience from Mahabad who spent over 14 years in detention after arrest in January 2010. He was subjected to torture and denied fair trial. Sixth of seven co-defendants executed in systematic persecution campaign.
“Kurdistan will remember its children”
طريقهم مستمر
ذكرى أسمائنا الخالدة تعيش في قلوبنا وستستمر حتى تصبح إيران حرة
المرأة، الحياة، الحرية