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Kurdish student killed by security forces in Hamadan, Iran: Hengaw

PM:05:49:24/10/2022

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SULAIMANI — Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said on Sunday (October 23) a Kurdish student was beaten to death by security forces in Hamadan, Iran two weeks ago.

Hengaw said Negin Abdulmaleki a 21-year-old female medical student from the city of Qorveh in Kurdistan province, died after she was attacked by security forces wielding batons during protests in Hamadan on October 12.

Witnesses at the Hamadan University said Abdulmaleki died after returning to her dormitory, according to Hengaw, which added the students were threatened and pressured to say she had died after eating expired canned fish.

Hengaw said on Sunday they were able to verify the identities of 57 Kurdish students kidnapped by security agencies in different cities. The group believes there are more than 150 Kurdish students who have been kidnapped.

According to Hengaw, 16-year-old Nima Shafiqdoost from Selmas in West Azerbaijan province died days after he was detained and severely injured in custody.

(NRT Digital Media)