Gholamhossein (Gholam Hossein) Kalbi, a political prisoner, is currently serving the 24th year of his life sentence in Sheiban Prison, Ahvaz. Despite suffering from various health issues, he has been deprived of adequate medical treatment.

A source familiar with the situation confirmed this news to HRANA, stating, “Mr. Kalbi has spent nearly 24 years in this prison without any leave. He suffers from a hernia and ear infection and has recently developed a fungal infection, causing severe and blackened infections in his toenails. Despite this, he has only been sent to the prison infirmary several times, where the authorities, due to a lack of facilities and medication, have merely conducted examinations. This political prisoner requires specialized medical care and should be transferred to a hospital outside the prison.”

Kalbi was arrested on January 8, 2001, along with Saeed Masouri, in Dezful, on charges of membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. In 2002, he was sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “enmity against God” (Moharebeh). His death sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.

After his arrest, he spent 14 months in solitary confinement at the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Ahvaz before being transferred to Ward 209, and later to Ward 350 of Evin Prison. Following his sentencing, he was moved to Mahshahr Prison and later to Karun Prison in Ahvaz. After the closure of Karun Prison in February 2016, he was transferred along with other prisoners to Sheiban Prison.

In October 2016, his brother, the last remaining member of his family, suffered a stroke and passed away while en route to the prison for a face-to-face visit with him—a visit he had managed to secure after five years of effort. The judicial authorities denied Mr. Kalbi leave to attend his brother’s funeral.