Amir Golestani On The 20th Day Of Hunger Strike

HRANA News Agency – Amir Golestani, political prisoner of Evin prison who was supposed to be sent to hospital for skin disease, was not transferred due to his refusal of wearing prison uniform and handcuff. This prisoner is on hunger strike since more than 20 days ago, in protest to rejection to his parole.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), although Amir Golestani has put a 400 million Tomans bail, his requests for furlough has not been accepted either.
Mr. Golestani, started his hunger strike since February 9, but the prison and judicial officials have not responded to his request yet.
He said that proper behavior and request for furlough had been approved by the prison and was waiting for the final decision of prosecutor’s office.
According to the law, the sentences under 10 years, are eligible for parole if 1/3 of the sentence has been served and the prisoner has had a proper behavior.
Amir Golestani was arrested by the intelligent service, and transferred to ward 2-A, in Evin prison, on August 20, 2013. He, along with few others, were under pressure for confession against themselves, in a case that was called Facebook activists, in ward 2-A for quit a long time. They were transferred to ward 350, after the interrogations ended in December.
Collusion and acts against the national security, propaganda against the Islamic republic of Iran, sacrilege, insulting the late and current supreme leaders, insulting the head of the government, parliament and judiciary and distribution immoral pictures by computer, are the charges that these people faced.
The case was sent to branch number 6 of Shahid Moghadasi of Evin court and prosecutor Naseri, and then to branch number 28 of the revolutionary court.
Judge Moghiseh, the head of branch number 28 of the revolutionary court sentenced these people to the accumulation of 128 years in prison. Amir Golestani was also sentenced to 20 years and one day in prison.
Branch number 54 of the court of appeal with judge Poorarab, applied the article 134 to Golestani’s case and sentenced him to 7 years and 9 months in prison. He was transferred to ward 350 after the final sentence was issued.
The half of remaining sentences of this prisoner was pardoned in June 2015.
Amir Golestani, born in 1980, was the developer of Facebook pages of Zendegi Sagi (dog stylish life) and Zendegi Shirin (Sweet life) and had satirical perspective toward political and social issues. He is currently serving his 3rd year in ward number 8 of Evin prison.

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