Abbas Lesani In Solitary Confinement In Shiraz Prison

HRANA News Agency – Abbas Lesani, imprisoned civil activist in Shiraz prison is prohibited from having prison visits since his exile to this prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abbas Lesani, imprisoned civil activist who was transferred from Ardabil prison to Shiraz prison without any notice on Thursday, 12th  November is incommunicado. He has been prevented from having prison visits from the moment of his exile to Shiraz prison.
According to this report, his family has not been allowed to meet him because of the problem of being held in solitary confinement and financial problems since his exile to Shiraz prison.
Abbas Lisani’s physical condition was not suitable when he was transferred to Shiraz prison beacase of hunger strike.
Abbas Lesani was arrested on Wednesday morning 22nd July, when he was going to his work place, and was transferred to Ardebil prison to serve his sentence.
His wife had earlier said that he required continuous medical care due to a herniated disc and it was feared that the imprisonment and lack of access to essential care, would exacerbate his problems.
The Branch 1 of the Ardebil Appeal Court rejected the defense of Abbas Lisani in June, and also rejected the prosecutor’s request to exile Mr. Lisani, and just upheld his sentence of one-year-imprisonment.
This civil activist, who had refused to participate in any of the 3 trials, because of the court’s failure in respecting Article 168 of the constitution of the notion of public hearings, was sentenced to one year imprisonment on 25th April by a court verdict, issued by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Ardebil, presided by Judge Asadpour.
Abbas Lisani, civil activist and father of three children, who had been arrested and imprisoned numerously, the last time, was arrested in Ardebil, on 9th September, following the protests against drying of the lake of Urmia. He was charged with propaganda against the regime and forming a group to disrupt the security national. He was released on 5th November, after 55 days of detention in Ardebil Intelligence service, on the bail of 100 million Tomans.

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