Doleto Prison

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LocationIran, West Azerbaijan, Sardasht
Coordinates36°09′19″N 45°28′44″E / 36.15528°N 45.47889°E / 36.15528; 45.47889
StatusThe prison was destroyed by bombing.
Managed byDemocratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
CitySardasht
State/provinceClosed
CountryIran

Doleto Prison (Persian: زندان دوله تو, romanized: Zendân-e-Doleto) was a prison located in the Doleto neighbourhood of Sardasht, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[1] During the early stages of the Iranian Revolution, members of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan committed a series of human rights violations and war crimes against detainees in the prison, including physical abuse, forced labour, executions and torture.[2][3] Doleto Prison has been accused of committing "serious human rights abuses" against its political dissidents and critics of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.[4] This prison was active from 1978 to 1982.

Background

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Bombing and massacre of Doleto prisoners, title of an Islamic Republic newspaper on 14 May 1981

The prison was located in a mountainous area northwest of Sardasht.[5]

Originally a stable, Doleto was turned into a prison by the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. The prison was used to hold approximately 200 men in poor conditions, and torture and execution were frequent. According to survivors, prisoners were used to do things that were interpreted as forced labor.[6][7]

In this prison, about 200 prisoners of government forces,[8] including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Gendarmerie of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jihad of Construction, and the Kurdish Muslim Peshmerga were held.[9]

First page of Ettela'at newspaper on the bombing and massacre of Doleto prisoners (14 May 1981)

On 7 May 1981,[10][11] two Iraqi aircraft dropped bombs on Doleto prison.[12] The number of victims were initially estimated as 65 dead and 60 injured.[13] There were few guards on the day of the attack.[14] They were informed of this attack.[15] Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan were aware that an Iraqi attack was imminent.[16]

Ettela'at news that two Iraqi aircraft dropped bombs on Doleto prison (14 May 1981)
First page of Keyhan newspaper on the bombing and massacre of Doleto prisoners (14 May 1981)

References and notes

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  1. ^ "دموکرات‌ها گرای بمباران "دوله‌تو" را به بعثی‌ها داده بودند". javanonline.ir.
  2. ^ "زندان دوله‌تو؛ جنایتی در دوران جنگ که در تاریخ مغفول ماند+ عکس". Tasnim News Agency.
  3. ^ "بمباران زندان دوله‌تو؛ ضعیف‌کشی از نوع بعثی". Young Journalists Club.
  4. ^ "بمباران زندان "دوله‌تو" و نقش گروهک‌ها در این جنایت". Iranian Students News Agency.
  5. ^ "بمباران زندان "دوله‌تو" و نقش گروهک‌ها در این جنایت". Iranian Students News Agency.
  6. ^ "زندان دوله‌تو؛ جنایتی در دوران جنگ که در تاریخ مغفول ماند+ عکس". Tasnim News Agency.
  7. ^ "بمباران زندان دوله‌تو؛ ضعیف‌کشی از نوع بعثی". Young Journalists Club.
  8. ^ "بمباران زندان دوله‌تو؛ ضعیف‌کشی از نوع بعثی". Young Journalists Club.
  9. ^ "بمباران زندان "دوله‌تو" و نقش گروهک‌ها در این جنایت". Iranian Students News Agency.
  10. ^ "زندان دوله‌تو؛ جنایتی در دوران جنگ که در تاریخ مغفول ماند+ عکس". Tasnim News Agency.
  11. ^ "بمباران زندان دوله‌تو؛ ضعیف‌کشی از نوع بعثی". Young Journalists Club.
  12. ^ "دموکرات‌ها گرای بمباران "دوله‌تو" را به بعثی‌ها داده بودند". javanonline.ir.
  13. ^ "روزی که اسرار حزب دمکرات و رژیم بعث فاش شد". IRIB.
  14. ^ "دموکرات‌ها گرای بمباران "دوله‌تو" را به بعثی‌ها داده بودند". javanonline.ir.
  15. ^ "روزی که اسرار حزب دمکرات و رژیم بعث فاش شد". IRIB.
  16. ^ "روزی که اسرار حزب دمکرات و رژیم بعث فاش شد". IRIB.