HRANA –In  the evening of September  16th 2010 Mr. Abolfazl Abedini Nasr,  the journalist and human rights activist was beaten up in the worst form in Karoon jail of Ahwaz city.
According to the report by  HRANA,  in this incident an individual named “Ghalandari” the jail staff member,  attacked Mr. Abolfazl Abedini and severely harmed him physically.  While awaiting in the yard of section 6 of the jail in order to use the bath-room, Mr. Abolfazl Abedini was attacked  by the said individual without any excuse.  While having  tied up his hands and legs with handcuff and chains to a rod  in the yard of section 6, Mr. Abolfazl  Abedini was  beaten up for hours with a green rod.  Due to the severity of the blows,  Mr. Abedini’s  hands and legs are blued and blacked.  None  of the authorities of Karoon jail take responsibility in answering for the incident.

It is worth mentioning that, suffering from severe heart problem, Mr. Abolfazl Abedini has been sentenced to eleven years of imprisonment.

From day one of detention  in Karoon jail, Mr. Abedini has been under pressure in various ways such as from being barred from visitations by his family members,  prevented from placing telephone calls  and having been prevented from visitors’ traffic.