Kurdish citizen goes into a coma due to torture in Bukan prison

During the past three months’ protests, at least 9 Kurdish citizens have been killed under torture by the Iranian government forces, according to Hengaw.

Mohammad Haji Rasulpour, a former Kurdish political prisoner from Bukan, who was arrested by the Iranian government forces during the protests in this city, went into a coma due to torture in the central prison of Bukan.

According to the report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mohammad Haji Rasoolpour went into a coma on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, due to severe injuries caused by torture in Bukan Central Prison and is currently being held in the special care department of "Qalipour" Hospital in this city. 

According to one of the relatives of Haji Rasulpour's family, on Tuesday, their family was contacted by Bukan prison to request the temporary release of Mohammad Haji Rasulpour to the prison with a bail of 500 million tomans ( 13,000 USD). He was delivered in a wheelchair while in a state of anesthesia. 
Mohammad Haji Rasoolpour was arrested in his shop by the government forces on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, and after the family went to the security agencies, they were informed that he would be a guest in Bukan prison for some time.

He was once again kidnapped by the Iranian government forces on Saturday, October 1st, 2022. He was released on bail on October 17, 2022, after 16 days of detention.

Mohammad Haji Rasoolpour was previously sentenced to 5 months in prison on the charge of propaganda for the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran.

Based on the statistics registered in the statistics center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, during the past three months’ protests, at least 9 Kurdish citizens have been killed under torture by the Iranian government forces.