White Torture- Gradual Death Is Iran’s Prisoners’ Fate

Exclusive detailed report of illness prisoners in Iran

We would like to inform you based on the human rights reports from United Nations and according

received news from prisoners; the situation of Iranian prisons is horrible especially for the jailed political prisoners.

 

According to UN experts, the prison physicians have recognized the prisoners’ need for specialized medical treatment, but the government has not responded to the requests (also Links 1, 2). They have stated that the deteriorating health of the prisoners is due to abuse, poor living conditions, long-term solitary confinement and torture occurring in the prison.

Numerous death reports received of those prisoners who are sick and in horrible condition due to torture and illness. Authorities have still refused health treatment and put them under pressure. These sad reports have caused concern of prisoner’s relatives.

Several recent reports from prisons throughout Iran, including Karoon Prison in Ahwaz, Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz, Bandar Abbas Central Prison, Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad, and others have decried a lack of adequate healthcare facilities, clean drinking water, and poor nutrition and sanitation.

Excruciating condition of prisoners forces them to take sedative pill. In most cases, they get addicted to the pills and will continue after release.

Some former prisoners have expressed the belief that prison authorities prevent access to medical care and adequate living standards with the goal of wearing down prisoners in a kind of war of attrition.

Many prisoners attempt to confront the daily injustices of prison life the only way they can—through hunger strikes. But in turn, these hunger strikes exacerbate existing illnesses and can also lead to new ones.

The names of prisoners who need immediate health treatment are as follows:

1. Mr. Hossain Kazemeyni Broujerdi, 54, still has not been afforded access to medical care and medicines that he surely is eligible for special medical care due to torture and his critical condition in the prison. He suffers from heart and respiratory disease and kidney failure during imprisonment. He suffered fatal brain attack as a result of the nervous shock on 19 Dec 2014 and suspected gangrenous disease. As of yet, officials have not mentioned on his serious condition.
2. Mr. Arash Sadeghi, a young Human Rights and student activist, who is currently in Evin prison, has had extremely difficult experiences in prison—both psychologically and physically. He currently suffers from a broken rib and shoulder as a result of torture inflicted in Ministry of Intelligence detention centres, and he needs effective and urgent medical care, including surgery on his injured shoulder. His investigation is still on going in solitary and he is deprived of receiving effective health care, as of yet.
3. Mrs. Zeynab Jalalian, 28, has had severely difficult experiences in prison—both psychologically and physically too and she is at risk of eyesight losing. She gradually lost her eyesight due to torture during investigation by Intelligence Service officials of Iran. She also was flogged and beaten with electrical wire in her metatarsus in the prison. She was threatened to rape by the investigators; and one of the investigators had beaten multiple blows on her head by shaft that caused of bleeding.
4. Mr. Mohammad-Reza Seyfzadeh suffers from severe pain of his stomach, lumbar and cervical disc, hand Osteoarthritis, numbness of the legs and hands and severe heart disorders. In these interpretations, he is deprived of receiving effective health care. He was exiled to Borazjan prison on Sep 2013 and as of yet, there is no any information of his situation.
5. Mr. Saied Abedini (An Iranian-American Pastor and Christian convertor) suffers from constant stomach bleeding, bladder disorder, dysuria and increased urination, testis and prostate disease. He was injured his knees due to torture during the investigation by Intelligence Service officials. To be noted, his family is not in Iran, and he is in critical condition. He is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj,
6. Mr. Behnam Irani, 46, a Christian convertor, who is currently in Ghezel Hesar prison, suffers from digestive system problem and stomach bleeding. He had a surgery on 22 Feb 2014.
7. Mr. Foad Moghadam, 64, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from severe pain because of Disc Disease in his neck. He was treated for heart disease in agony; he suffers from severe ache due to prosthesis surgery of the aorta artery.
8. Mr. Adnan Rahmatpanah, a young Baha’I citizen, caught a cold while he was serving his remaining time of the imprison term. He suffers from lumbar disc and severe pain in his back and also has an ear infection because of the cold.  He will lose his hearing, if not undergo immediate surgery, as forensics doctors have acknowledged.
9. Mr. Jamal-Aldin Khanjani, 82, the Baha’I leader, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from heart disease.
10. Mr. Farbod Yazdani, a 17-years-old Baha’I citizen, who is currently in Adel Abad prison, suffers from Neurological disease.
11. Mr. Navid Khanjani, 32,who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, needs immediate spine surgery.
12. Mr. Vahid Asghari, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, a political prisoner, suffers from ears infections and broken nose. He was brutally and frequently beaten during investigation in the prison.
13. Mr. Hassan Tofah, 84,who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, has chronic leukemia, and he needs constant hemotherapy.
14. Mr. Khalid Hardani, Ahwazi Arab, 44,who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from pulmonary disorder, chronic infection and acute respiratory.
15. Mr. Shahram Pourmansoury, 31,who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, has chronic depression and psychiatric disorders.
16. Mr. Farhad Fahandezh, 52, suffers from high blood pressure, and he needs immediate health treatment.
17. Mr. Ali Aslanpour suffers from cervical and spine disc, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, He is in the hospital due to his critical condition, and he had a surgery.
18. Mr. Hamzeh Sawari, Ahwazi Arab, 31,who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from urinary tract infections and kidney stone symptoms.
19. Mr. Amanollah Mostaghim, 64, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from advanced heart disorder and was acquainted with bypass during open-heart surgery of coronary vessels.
20. Mr. Karim Maroof, 72, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, had an open-heart surgery and bypass in recent months. He needs immediate health treatment and special medical care.
21. Mr. Afif Naiemi, 53, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from blood coagulation and pulmonary and cerebral embolism. He also has arthritis of the lower extremities, and his eardrum is ruptured.
22. Mr. Keyvan Samimi, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from heart disease, and he needs serious health care.
23. Mr. Adel Naiemi, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from coronary artery stenosis and diabetes. He was also acquainted with several surgeries.
24. Mr. Mashallah Haeri, 62, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from heart disease and lung infection. He has psychiatric disorders and chronic depression.
25. Miss. Sajedeh Arabsorkhi, a writer and journalist, suffers from digestive system disease, hypotension and nausea and feel pain in her stomach. As of yet, officials have refused immediate treatment and health care.
26. Miss. Maryam Sadat Yahyavi, a civil activist, suffers from an advanced cancer. She needs immediate chemotherapy.
27. Mrs. Maryam Shafipour, a student activist, who is kept in Evin prison, suffers from severe pain in her rights hand and teeth. There is no any new information about her situation.
28. Mrs. Roya Saberinezhad, 48, An Iranian-British citizen, suffers from serious physical and mental condition and a lack of weight.
29. Mrs. Hakimeh Shokri, 44, a civil activist, suffers from eye infections.
30. Mr. Molavi Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi, an outstanding Sunni cleric, suffers from a tumour in his stomach. He is also deprived transferring to the hospital for diagnosis and health treatment.
31. Mrs. Atena Daemi, a young civil activist, suffers from heart disease.
32. Mr. Hussain Saborri, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from severe injuries and rupture in muscle and wrist nerve damage of his hand due to extreme torture by hanging upside from fan ceiling during investigation by officials of Intelligence Service of Iran.
33. Mr. Rasoul Mazreh, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from prostate cancer and constant pain in his kidneys.
34. Mr. Taleb Sawari, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from serious eye infection at the verge of losing his eyesight.
35. Mr. Ali Helfi, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from ulcer and severe infection in his large intestine.
36. Mr. Gholam Abbas (Saeed) Saki, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from asthma and allergies, backache, chronic pain and abnormal swelling in his both legs and blood pressure.
37. Mr. Jabber Sakhrawi, Ahwazi Arab, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from brain tumours and severe pain in his legs and poor eyesight.
38. Mr. Saiedreza Tazangi, 52, has heart disease, and he used stent.
39. Mr. Riyazollah Sobhani, 70, has heart disease and urinary system disorder.
40. Mr. Ali Manbohi, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from diabetes and hyperlipidaemia.
41. Mr. Rahim Adrawi suffers from heart disease and diabetes.
42. Mr. Hassan Abeyat, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from gastrointestinal problems and ear infections.
43. Mr. Abdul-Imam Zairi, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from bleeding ulcer.
44. Mr. Mohammad Sayemi suffers from kidney disorder.
45. Mr. Mostafa Daneshjou suffers from respiratory disease.
46. Mr. Saeed Matinpour suffers from severe pain in backbone and heart disease.
47. Mr. Rahman Ghahremanpour suffers from poor eyesight and lumbar disc.
48. Mr. Nasour Naghipour suffers from jaw and gum disease.
49. Mr. Mohammad Davari suffers from jaw and gum disease.
50. Mr. Reza Shahabi Zakarya suffers from severe pain in backbone.
51. Mr. Yashar Darolshafa suffers from pain in backbone.
52. Mr. Sina Azimi suffers from respiratory disease.
53. Mr. Ibrahim Babai suffers from heart disease.
54. Mr. Hani Yazerlou suffers from heart disease.
55. Mr. Amir Khoram suffers from jaw and gum disease.
56. Mr. Amir Islami suffers from heart disease and migraine.
57. Mr. Ismaiel Barzegari suffers from jaw and gum disease.
58. Mr. Nader Jani suffers from neurological disorder and heart disease.
59. Mr. Hamid Navid suspected to lymphatic cancer.
60. Mr. Vahid Roubakhsh suffers from neurological disorder and mouth disease.
61. Mr. Pezhman Abdulhussainzadeh suffers from hand fracture.
62. Mr. Abdul-Amir Matouri, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from nerve convulsions.
63. Mr. Abdul-Zahra, Ahwazi Arab, suffers from chronic pains in his legs and also infection problem.
64. Mr. Arjang Davoodi suffers from diabetes and blood fat disorders.
65. Mr. Ali Alaei suffers from severe pain in backbone and heart disease.
66. Mr. Farzad Rouhi suffers from sinusitis disease.
67. Mr. Asadollah asadi suffers from pulmonary disease.
68. Mr. Mohammad Davari suffers from severe pain in his knees, backbone, mouth and teeth.
69. Mr. Gholamreza Hossaini suffers from destruction of hip joint and gum disease.
70. Mr. Davoud Asadi suffers from hip rot disease in his left leg.
71. Mr. Asghar Ghatan suffers from heart disease, kidney failure and prostate problems.
72. Mr. Rasoul Hardani, 30, Ahwazi Arab,who is currently in Evin prison of Tehran, suffers from severe pain and numbness in the legs and suspected to Multiple Sclerosis disease. He is deprived of receiving effective health care during his detention.
73. Mr. Mohammad-Sediq Kaboudvand, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from prostate and heart disease and Hypotension.
74. Mr. Kamyar Sabeti Sanaat, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from heart and respiratory disease.
75. Mr. Alireza Ahmadi, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from hip fracture.
76. Mr. Ahmad Daneshpour Moghadam, who is currently in Evin Prison, suffers from digestive system problems and neurological disorder.
77. Mr. Davood Asadi, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from hip rot disease.
78. Mr. Abbas Ghafari, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from advanced diabetes and eyesight losing.
79. Mr. Alireza Behshti, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from spine problem.
80. Mr. Alireza Rajaei, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from lumbar disc.
81. Mr. Majid Asadi, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from spine problem.
82. Mr. Mohsen Daneshpour, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from heart disease, stenosis of cerebral arteries and memory impairment.
83. Mr. Mohhamad Hassan Yousef Pourseyfi, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from heart disease and poor eyesight.
84. Mr. Yaghoub Maleki, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from poor eyesight.
85. Mr. Reza Entesari, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from severe pain in his hand, severe heart palpitations and pain in the chest.
86. Mr. Hassan Faraji, who is currently in Evin prison, suffers from heart disease and digestive system problem.
87. Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ebrahimi suffers from shortness of breath, stomach disorder and lumbar disc.
88. Mr. Hamid-Reza Moradi suffers from artery and lumbar disc.
89. Mr. Hussain Zarini suffers from epilepsy disease.
90. Mr. Behnam Ebrahimzadeh suffers from arthritis of the neck and severe pain in his gum and ears.
91. Mrs. Bahareh Hedayat, a student activist, is in critical condition and suffers from gallstone disease.
92. Mr. Abdulfatah Soltani, a lawyer, suffers from heart disease, fluctuating blood pressure and anemia disease. As of yet, he is deprived of receiving effective health care.
93. Mr. Shahram Ahmadi, A Sunni prisoner, suffers from kidney infections.
94. Mr. Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari suffers from kidney stones, swelling of the prostate and high blood sugar. He also needs immediate open-heart surgery.
95. Mr. Abdulhadi Hossaini suffers from epilepsy disease.
96. Mr. Ali Moezi suffers from kidney failure, prostate cancer and ileus disease.
97. Mr. Afshin Karampour suffers from spinal stenosis disease, lumbar and cervical disc.
98. Mr. Rasoul Bodaghi, a teacher and Human Rights activist, suffers from severe headache.
99. Mr. Ali Halafi, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Gonabad prison, suffers from ulcer and Infection of the colon.
100. Mr. Rahim Afrawi, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Jiroft prison, suffers from heart disease and diabetes.
101. Mr. Emadodin Maziyari, who is currently in Zahedan prison, suffers from heart disease and stomach bleeding.
102. Mohammad-Amin Aghoushi, who is currently in Zahedan prison, suffers from mumps disease and kidney failure.
103. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadi, who is currently in Zahedan prison, suffers from infectious disease and kidney disorder.
104. Mr. Omid Kokabi, an Iranian experimental laser physicist and former atomic physics PhD student at the University of Texas America, suffers from kidney stones.
105. Mr. Jamal Ghadernezhad, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from severe pain of joints and lumbar disc.
106. Mr. Behrouz Alkhani, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from neurological disease.
107. Mr. Ali-Ahmad Soleyman, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from lumbar disc and poor eyesight.
108. Mr. Ali Afshari, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from infectious disease.
109. Mr. Alireza Rasouli, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from a type of hematic disease.
110. Mr. Keyvan Esmaeili Mamadi, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from poor eyesight and mouth infections.
111. Mr. Mostafa Ali Ahmad, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from infectious disease and kidney stones.
112. Mr. Heyman Hassanzadeh, who is currently in Urmia Central prison, suffers from bullet wound and infection in the fingers.
113. Mr. Mostafa Faghih, who is currently in Mahabad prison, suffers from diabetes disease.  He is in critical condition along with four others inmates who are illness and incapable.
114. Mr. Jalil Haidari, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from kidney stones and urinary tract infections.
115. Mr. Jaber Sakhrawi, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from severe pain in the legs, brain tumour and poor eyesight.
116. Mr. Hassan Abiyat, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from digestive system problem and ear infections.
117. Mr. Abdul-Imam Zayeri, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from stomach bleeding.
118. Mr. Abdul-Amir Matoori, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from convulsions.
119. Mr. Abdul-Zahra Halichi, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from severe pain in the legs and infectious disease.
120. Mr. Kazem Khosh Namak, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes.
121. Mr. Ghazi Haidari, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from constant pain in the chest, ears, joint pains and muscle disease.
122. Mr. Majid Sari, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from nerve convulsions.
123. Mr. Yahya Nasseri, who is currently in Karoon prison, suffers from heart disease.
124. Mr. Hussain Saboori, Ahwazi Arab, who is currently in Nava prison of Ma’ashour(Mahshar), suffers from rupture of the nerve of hand.
125. Abolqasem (Javad) Fooladvand, a political activist, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from Hernia and mouth Cyst. The prosecutor of Tehran deprived him from health treatment.
126. Mr. Keykhosro Sharafipour, a Sunni prisoner, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from an unknown illness. He is in critical condition and was deprived of receiving effective health care.
127. Mr. Afshin Baymani, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from retina problem.
128. Mr. Barzan Nasrollahzadeh, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from infectious disease.
129. Mr. Jafar Eghdami, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from muscle disorder.
130. Mr. Hassan Fath-Ali Ashtiyani, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from lack of public health due to aging.
131. Mr. Seyed Ghasem Abesteh, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from kidney disorder.
132. Mr. Saleh Kohandel, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from hematic and poor blood platelets.
133. Mr. Abdul-Rahman Sangani, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from neurological disease.
134. Mr. Farshid Naseri, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from kidney and bladder disease.
135. Mr. Firooz Hamidi, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from digestive system problem, mouth and gum disease.
136. Mr. Korosh Ziyari, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from lumbar disc.
137. Mr. Mohammad Gharibi, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from kidney disorder.
138. Mr. Mahmoud Badavam, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from neurological disorder.
139. Mr. Misagh Yazdannezhad, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from wind hernia.
140. Mr. Arash Sharifi, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Kraj, suffers from poor eyesight and he needs immediate corneal transplantation surgery.
141. Mr. Asadollah Hadi, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from heart disease.
142. Mr. Saeed Madani, who is currently in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, suffers from digestive system problem.
143. Mr. Jamshid Dehghani, confined in Ghezel Hesar prison, suffers from infectious disease.
144. Mr. Seyed Hadi Hossaini, confined in Ghezel Hesar prison, suffers from epilepsy disease.
145. Mr. Sedigh Mohammadi, confined in Ghezel Hesar prison, suffers from poor eyesight.

By: Kaveh Taheri

Ahwazi Centre for Human Rights

Member of International Association of rights and freedoms

04-02-2015