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Death Sentences of Raouf Sheikh Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji Upheld by the Supreme Court

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HRANA – The Supreme Court of Iran has upheld the death sentences of Raouf Sheikh Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji, two political prisoners held in Bukan Prison.

According to Kurdpa, the death sentences of Raouf Sheikh Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji have been confirmed by the Supreme Court.

Based on the report, the death sentences were recently upheld by Iran’s highest judicial authority and have been forwarded to the sentence enforcement branch for implementation.

In February 2026, Branch One of the Revolutionary Court of Mahabad sentenced Raouf Sheikh Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji to death on charges of “spreading corruption on earth.” The verdicts were officially communicated to them in Bukan Prison on February 24, 2026.

Kurdpa had previously reported that interrogators pressured the two men to make forced confessions and accept responsibility for “participation in the killing of a security force member in Bukan.”

Raouf Sheikh Maroufi was arrested by security forces on December 26, 2022, and Mohammad Faraji was arrested on February 22, 2023, both without the presentation of a judicial warrant. Following the completion of interrogations, they were transferred on June 10, 2023, from The Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Urmia to Bukan Prison.

Matin Hasani Sent to Bukan Prison to Serve His Sentence

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Today, August 26, 2024, Matin Hasani (Hassani), injured during the November 2019 protests, was sent to Bukan Prison to serve his sentence.

Mr. Hasani, who was injured during the November 2019 protests, was sentenced to 31 months in prison by the 101st Branch of the Criminal Court 2 of Bukan in July of this year.

On January 23, 2024, Hasani was arrested by security forces at his family home without a court order. He was released on bail from Bukan Prison on February 22, 2024.

His trial was held on May 16, 2024, in the 101st Branch of the Criminal Court 2 of Bukan, where he was charged with “inciting warfare and violence to disrupt national security, as well as propaganda against the regime.”

Hasani lost the sight in one of his eyes at the age of 19 when he was shot during the nationwide protests in Bukan in November 2019.

Political Prisoner Chia Agha-Beygpour Flogged in Bukan Prison

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As a part of his punishment, political prisoner Chia Agha-Beygpour was flogged 70 times in Bukan Prison after his return from a short-term furlough.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Center of Democracy and Human Rights in Kurdistan, as a part of his punishment, political prisoner Chia Agha-Beygpour was flogged 70 times in Bukan Prison.

The flagellation was carried out soon after his return from furlough.

On July 29, 2021, security forces arrested and held him in a detention centre at the disposal of the Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan city. During the arrest, he had been deprived of contacting his family and having a lawyer. On September 6, he was released on bail until the end of legal proceedings.

In November of last year, the Revolutionary Court of Bukan sentenced him to one year and two months imprisonment, flogging and a fine for “propaganda against the regime in favour of one of the opposition political parties”.

On January 25, Chia Agha-Beygpour was jailed to begin to serve his sentence.