Ali Sheikhlou
- Judge at the Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court, Urmia (West Azerbaijan Province) (2013 - 2021)
- Human Rights Violation: issuing and implementing death sentences against political activists (2017-2021) read more
- Location
- Urmia (West Azerbaijan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to life
- Description
1. As judge for the second branch of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, Ali Sheikhlou is responsible for issuing and implementing death sentences against political activists with no respect for due legal process and human rights.
He was involved in the issuance and execution of the state-sanctioned death sentences of Muhyiddin Ebrahimi and Hedayat Abdollahpour as well as the issuance of the state-sanctioned death sentence of Shaker Behrouzi and Hamed Ghareughlani.
Mohiuddin Ebrahimi, a Kurdish political prisoner, was executed on the charge of baghy (armed rebellion) on 17 March 2023, and Hedayat Abdollahpour was executed by firing squad on 11 May 2020.
- Sources
- Breaking News: Hedayat Abdollahpour, the political prisoner, “was executed by firing squad”
1The second branch of Urmia Revolutionary Court sentenced a Kurdish prisoner to death
Hamed Gharehoughlani’s case; a series of violations of the rights of a political prisoner Shaker Behrouz, the Kurdish political prisoner, was sentenced to death
- Human Rights Violation: Handing down prison sentences to political and civil activists (2016-2021) read more
- Location
- Urmia (West Azerbaijan Province)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture
- Description
As judge of the second branch of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, Ali Sheikhlou is responsible for handing down and executing prison sentences against political and civil activists with no respect for the principles of due legal process and human rights.
- Sources
Detention and transfer of three Kurdsto Urmia Prison
political prisoner was sentenced to 18 months in prison
An individual from Urmia was sentenced to 5 years in prison
Two Kurdish citizens were sentenced to 10 years in prison
Two Kurdish political prisoners were sentenced to 12 years in prison in Urmia
- Human Rights Violation: issuing and implementing death sentences against political activists (2017-2021) read more
- Lawyer (2021 - present)