HRANA- Karoon Prison officials prevented Abolfazl Abedini Nasr from entering the prison clinic yesterday.

HRANA has learned that Abolfazl Abedini was prevented from leaving his ward as he attempted to get his heart medication from the prison clinic. Abolfazl Abedini, who suffers from a serious heart condition, was prevented from leaving ward 6 of Karoon Ahvaz Prison by the guards.

Human rights activist and journalist Abolfazl Abedini suffers from a serious heart condition called mitral valve prolapse which requires continuous treatment with medication. From the day he arrived, Karoon Ahvaz Prison officials have attempted to make his prison term unbearable by using a variety of methods aimed at putting pressure on him.

Measures taken to pressure Abolfazl Abedini include the “loss” of a request for transfer to Evin Prison, denial of family visitations, no telephone access, and refusing to provide him with his heart medication.