Turkey slated to deport Iranian Kurds facing execution in Iran

Artı Gerçek first reported last week on the slated deportations of the couple, Hossein Manbari and Shugar Mohammadi.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Published: DECEMBER 26, 2022 

The Turkish government is planning to deport two Iranian Kurds to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where they will face execution for their role in protests against the policies of the theocratic state, which swept the nation in 2017 and 2018.

The Turkish-language news organization Artı Gerçek first reported last week on the slated deportations of Hossein Manbari and Shugar Mohammadi.

“We witnessed their [the couple's] tears and their panic. They explained that they were given the death penalty and that they would lose their lives if they were sent back to Iran.”Duygu İnegöllü, lawyer for the couple

The lawyer for the couple, Duygu Inegöllü, told Artı Gerçek, “The couple arrived in Turkey three months ago. They are currently being held in the Ula removal center. The deportation decision was taken because they did not have identity cards.”