Iran: political
prisoner on hunger strike
Ramezan Kamal
Ahmad, 34, a political prisoner detained in Rajaie Shahr Prison of Karaj, west
of Tehran, has been on hunger strike since Saturday, September 12, protesting
his poor physical conditions and severe pain in the arms and legs resulting
from being beaten, and also being shot while arrested.
This prisoner
was arrested in the spring of 2012 by Revolutionary Guards after being shot and
wounded.
He was severely beaten by IRGC
troops and the repressive forces even pulled him on the ground with their
vehicle for some distance.
This political
prisoner has spent time in various prisons, including Maku, Ghazvin ,
Evin in Tehran and Rajaie Shahr in Karaj. He has also not been able to have any
visits by his family or a phone call with them. His health conditions during
this period has deteriorated to such an extent because of the bullet wound that
left him half-paralyzed. Prior to this his wounds were severely infected while
held in the IRGC intelligence detention center in the city of Urumieh in
northwestern Iran. (Campaign in Defense of Political and Civil Prisoners –
September 12, 2015)
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