Imprisoned Students Live under Shadow of Death
Maryam Kashani-Roozonline
Fate of prisoners such as Manouchehr Mohammadi and Ahmad Batebi are in serious danger.
Akbar Mohammadi, lead accused of 1998 students unrest file died in Evin prison cell. He passed away while he had warned of such tragedy in his letter four days ago. Students Committee of Human Rights Reporters wrote that in his 9th day of hunger strike, Mohammadi died of a heart stroke in Evin bathroom.
He wrote: "I have been in prison for 7 years and have gone through tremendous physical and psychological pressures. I am inflicted to different illnesses including back pain that was imposed on under stone-aged different sorts of tortures during the preliminary interrogations. As a result of my severe back problem, prison security agents sent me to a so-called indefinite leave from prison. They were too nervous that the illness may paralyze or kill me and thus its consequences create problems for them. Specialists that I visited during my sick leave prison Evin recommended that I should be treated outside the country since my spinal cord was entirely damaged therefore I went through the pain and took drugs. Finding out that I was still alive, they recalled me to prison. Since my last month's return, my frequent calls to prison clinic have remained ineffective. Ignoring, swearing and insulting had been my only response for medical treatment. Since the authorities are preparing to humiliate and kill me, I have decided to reject their oppressive methods and die dignified and proudly make my destiny. Under the condition that the authorities do not respond to my legal demands, I will go on indefinite hunger strike to call for my release and protest systematic violation of human rights by Islamic Republic government as well as for release of all political prisoners in Iran. It is needless to mention that heads of the government are directly accountable for my fate and should take responsibility."
A few days after, Khalil Bahramian, Mohammadi's lawyer was banned from visiting his client. He was told that he is banned from any visit since he is on hunger strike. The same day, Bahramian criticized violation of his client's legal rights and has been denied taking leave from prison in the past six years.
Akbar Mohammadi's cellmates in notorious Evin said that in his fourth day of hunger strike, his physical condition had been severely deteriorating. And finally Akbar Mohammadi's frail body lost consciousness in cell 350 in Evin and was transferred to prison clinic. Evin in clinic, he was not treated. Prison security agents confronted Akbra Mohammadi with his imprisoned brother Manouchehr to persuade him to break his hunger strike but he insisted on his demands.
Prisoners rose to his support although they are in similar situations in prison:
"Seven years ago, Akbar Mohammadi was arrested in students' unrest in summer of 1998. Severe torutures Towhid Prison inflicted severe illnesses to his body and he went under operations three times. Fearing of his deteriorating situation and his life, the judicial and security officials that did not need a Zahra Kazemi murder case sent him to indefinite leave but he was sent back to Evin when the hard-line government came to power. We are all concerned about his failing situation and invite the entire local and international defender of human rights to rise to defend Akbar Mohammadi."
The letter was signed by Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Ahmad Batebi, Behruz Javid Tehrani, MohammadReza Khansari, Mehrdad Lohrasbi, Arjang Davoudi, Khaled Hardani, Amir Heshmat Saran, Valiallah Feizmahdavi, Khalil Shalchi, Afshin BaImani, Siamak Pourzand, Hashem Shahinnia, Shahin Aryanejad, Shahram Pourmansouri, Jafar Aghdami, Mohammadreza Rajabi, Heydargholi Soltani, Mohammad Nikbakht, Naser Kheyrollahi, Ebrahim Momeni.
Bahramian questions the motives of prison officials that transfered him to his cell while he had a minor stroke in the bathroom? He says: "His second stroke kills him since he had gone under worst psychological tortures and he died or in my view he was killed. the officials had chained him in Evin clinic and taped his mouth to silence him."
He says that Manouchehr Mohammadi is also in a very concerning situation and his life is under threat and he may die any moment. He said that he has met with him and is in a very bad shape; he will either go insane or will have a heart stroke.
Mohammadi's lawyer added that he has warned deputy prosecutor and head of Evin. If the situation continues like this, Manoucher and Ahmad Batebi will both die. It seems that there are hands that are considering physical elimination of these student activists.
Fate of prisoners such as Manouchehr Mohammadi and Ahmad Batebi are in serious danger.
Maryam Kashani-Roozonline
Fate of prisoners such as Manouchehr Mohammadi and Ahmad Batebi are in serious danger.
Akbar Mohammadi, lead accused of 1998 students unrest file died in Evin prison cell. He passed away while he had warned of such tragedy in his letter four days ago. Students Committee of Human Rights Reporters wrote that in his 9th day of hunger strike, Mohammadi died of a heart stroke in Evin bathroom.
He wrote: "I have been in prison for 7 years and have gone through tremendous physical and psychological pressures. I am inflicted to different illnesses including back pain that was imposed on under stone-aged different sorts of tortures during the preliminary interrogations. As a result of my severe back problem, prison security agents sent me to a so-called indefinite leave from prison. They were too nervous that the illness may paralyze or kill me and thus its consequences create problems for them. Specialists that I visited during my sick leave prison Evin recommended that I should be treated outside the country since my spinal cord was entirely damaged therefore I went through the pain and took drugs. Finding out that I was still alive, they recalled me to prison. Since my last month's return, my frequent calls to prison clinic have remained ineffective. Ignoring, swearing and insulting had been my only response for medical treatment. Since the authorities are preparing to humiliate and kill me, I have decided to reject their oppressive methods and die dignified and proudly make my destiny. Under the condition that the authorities do not respond to my legal demands, I will go on indefinite hunger strike to call for my release and protest systematic violation of human rights by Islamic Republic government as well as for release of all political prisoners in Iran. It is needless to mention that heads of the government are directly accountable for my fate and should take responsibility."
A few days after, Khalil Bahramian, Mohammadi's lawyer was banned from visiting his client. He was told that he is banned from any visit since he is on hunger strike. The same day, Bahramian criticized violation of his client's legal rights and has been denied taking leave from prison in the past six years.
Akbar Mohammadi's cellmates in notorious Evin said that in his fourth day of hunger strike, his physical condition had been severely deteriorating. And finally Akbar Mohammadi's frail body lost consciousness in cell 350 in Evin and was transferred to prison clinic. Evin in clinic, he was not treated. Prison security agents confronted Akbra Mohammadi with his imprisoned brother Manouchehr to persuade him to break his hunger strike but he insisted on his demands.
Prisoners rose to his support although they are in similar situations in prison:
"Seven years ago, Akbar Mohammadi was arrested in students' unrest in summer of 1998. Severe torutures Towhid Prison inflicted severe illnesses to his body and he went under operations three times. Fearing of his deteriorating situation and his life, the judicial and security officials that did not need a Zahra Kazemi murder case sent him to indefinite leave but he was sent back to Evin when the hard-line government came to power. We are all concerned about his failing situation and invite the entire local and international defender of human rights to rise to defend Akbar Mohammadi."
The letter was signed by Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Ahmad Batebi, Behruz Javid Tehrani, MohammadReza Khansari, Mehrdad Lohrasbi, Arjang Davoudi, Khaled Hardani, Amir Heshmat Saran, Valiallah Feizmahdavi, Khalil Shalchi, Afshin BaImani, Siamak Pourzand, Hashem Shahinnia, Shahin Aryanejad, Shahram Pourmansouri, Jafar Aghdami, Mohammadreza Rajabi, Heydargholi Soltani, Mohammad Nikbakht, Naser Kheyrollahi, Ebrahim Momeni.
Bahramian questions the motives of prison officials that transfered him to his cell while he had a minor stroke in the bathroom? He says: "His second stroke kills him since he had gone under worst psychological tortures and he died or in my view he was killed. the officials had chained him in Evin clinic and taped his mouth to silence him."
He says that Manouchehr Mohammadi is also in a very concerning situation and his life is under threat and he may die any moment. He said that he has met with him and is in a very bad shape; he will either go insane or will have a heart stroke.
Mohammadi's lawyer added that he has warned deputy prosecutor and head of Evin. If the situation continues like this, Manoucher and Ahmad Batebi will both die. It seems that there are hands that are considering physical elimination of these student activists.
Fate of prisoners such as Manouchehr Mohammadi and Ahmad Batebi are in serious danger.
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