Info:
Heidar Pasandideh (Pasandideh), the warden of Sanandaj Central Prison in Kurdistan province, has overseen the detention and daily torture of prisoners arrested during the ongoing protests in Iran. Under his administration, Sanandaj Central Prison has been the site of arbitrary executions of prisoners.
Position:
Warden of Sanandaj Central Prison
Also Known As:
(Arabic: حیدر پسندیده)
PASANDIDEH, Haydar
PASANDIDEH, Heidar Mehdigholi (Arabic: حیدر مهدیقلی پسندیده)
PASANDIDEH, Heider
Born:
16 Jul 1976
Country:
Iran
Address:
Sanandaj, Iran
National ID No.:
2754291598 (Iran)
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 26, 2022 pursuant to E.O. 13553 for being officials of the Government of Iran or persons acting on behalf of the Government of Iran (including members of paramilitary organizations) who are responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Iran or Iranian citizens or residents, or the family members of the foregoing, on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran;
» UK sanctioned Heidar Pasandideh – 6 July 2023 – The Foreign Secretary has today outlined new action to hold Iran to account for the regime’s threats to the UK and our partners, including a new sanctions regime which will give the UK greater powers to target Iran’s key decision makers.;