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Coroner Announces Inquest into Solieman’s Case

Coroner Announces Inquest into Solieman’s Case

News Release from Ontario Government :Dr. Paul Dungey, Regional Supervising Coroner for East Region, Kingston Office, today announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Soleiman Faqiri. Mr. Faqiri, 30, died on Dec. 15, 2016 at the Central East Correctional...

Kawartha Lakes Police Service Announce No Charges

Kawartha Lakes Police Service Announce No Charges

Statement by Kawartha Lakes Police Service "..the Office of the Crown Attorney and The Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Services, we have concluded that no grounds exist to process criminal charges against anyone who was involved with Mr....

Yusuf speaks at the Ontario Human Rights Commision

Yusuf speaks at the Ontario Human Rights Commision

Watch: This can never happen again. Everyone needs to be prepared to answer these questions. Why was Soli killed? Why could we not see him? Why was my mentally ill brother beaten to death? We need #JusticeForSoli because we know nobody wants another tragedy like...

Coroner’s Report

Coroner’s Report

    The Faqiri family is again saddened after recently learning new details surrounding the death of our beautiful Soleiman. Soleiman was a 30 year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia during the first year of his engineering degree at Waterloo in 2005. In...

Seven weeks after Solieman’s death

Seven weeks after Solieman’s death

Dear friends, Today marks the seven week anniversary of Soleiman Faqiri’s death on Dec 15, 2016 who was killed by guards during a physical altercation with them at the Central East Correctional Centre (CECC) in Lindsay, ON. We want to know why the Kawartha Lakes...