Iran: Tortured Kurdish man at risk of execution: Heidar Ghorbani
(WorldNews Iran)

Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani, 47, is at risk of execution for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), despite serious fair trial violations and the trial court confirming that he was never armed. His conviction is based on torture-tainted “confessions”, obtained while he was forcibly disappeared. The authorities must quash his sentence and grant him a fair retrial. First UA: 146/20 Index: MDE 13/3101/2020 Iran Date: 22 September 2020 URGENT ACTION TORTURED KURDISH MAN AT RISK OF EXECUTION Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani, 47, is at risk of execution for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), despite serious fair trial violations and the trial court confirming...