Prisoners locked in two secret wards of Urmia prison: Please reach out to us

A group of prisoners imprisoned in the secure and special wards of Urmia Central Prison, who are kept in harsh conditions in these two wards, by publishing a letter addressed to the head of the Iran Prisons Organization and international human rights organizations about the suicide of a number of prisoners in protest of the harsh conditions prevailing in These two clauses have informed. The safe ward and the special ward of Urmia Central Prison are located next to the solitary cells of this prison. These blocks are two small rooms of 30 meters with a capacity of 10 people each, but the population of each block reaches twice the capacity. Prisoners locked in them have been transferred to these wards by order of the prison authorities and for the purpose of punishment. Earlier, in February 2024, an open letter was published by more than 800 prisoners in Urmia Central Prison, who demanded the dismissal of Peyman Khanzadeh, the head of this prison. A copy of the "collective letter from prisoners imprisoned in the secure and special ward of Urmia central prison": English/kurdish