Nourzad Alimoradi, a Kurdish political asylum seeker and a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, whose asylum request was rejected after staying in Norway for 8 years, was transferred to Turkey and is facing the risk of extradition to Iran.

The Kurdistan Human Rights Association, citing Avat (Isa) Bazyar , a political and civic activist living in Norway, announced that Noorzad Alimoradi was transferred to Turkey from Lina camp in Norway on Wednesday.

This Kurdish political asylum seeker committed suicide at the Istanbul airport while being transferred to the Iranian plane, that’s why he was taken to the hospital.

Although the process of deporting this political asylum seeker to Iran has been temporarily stopped due to his deteriorating health, there is still a possibility of his extradition to Iran.

Noorzad Ali Moradi is from the city of Sarpol Zahab and belongs to the religious minority of Yarsan. If he is extradited to Iran, he faces the risk of torture, long-term imprisonment and even execution.