Afshin Sohrabzadeh Sent to Medical Furlough

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner who is diagnosed with cancer, was sent to a 20-day medical furlough on June 25.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner who is diagnosed with cancer, whose furlough request had been refused earlier, was sent to the 20-day medical leave by depositing an additional bail of 900 million IRR on June 25.  Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Sent to Medical Furlough”

Afshin Sohrabzadeh Was Beaten by Prison Authorities

HRANA News Agency – The head of Minab prison, Saleh Barezi, has beaten Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner who is diagnosed with cancer, and forced him to sleep on the floor. He also threatened other prisoners not to give their bed to him to rest. This is while prison authorities has confirmed officially in writing that Mr. Sohrabzadeh is dying.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner who is diagnosed with cancer, was beaten by the head of the security of Minab prison, Saleh Barezi during inspections in the ward. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Was Beaten by Prison Authorities”

Afshin Sohrabzadeh Transferred to the Hospital again

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison who suffers from cancer, was transferred to the hospital out of prison again, in the wake of severity of bleeding but despite the doctor’s opinion about the necessity of hospitalization, he was returned to prison twice without treatment by opposition of the authorities of Minab prison on June 1, 2016.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison who suffers from cancer, was transferred to the hospital out of prison again, in the wake of severity of bleeding but both times despite the doctor’s opinion about the necessity of hospitalization, he was returned to prison without treatment. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Transferred to the Hospital again”

Afshin Sohrabzadeh Returned to the Prison without Proper Treatment

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrabzadeh who had been sent to the hospital urgently was returned to the prison without treatment on the same day. During the recent weeks he has been constantly transferred to the hospital but the authorities have prohibited him from being hospitalized despite doctors’ recommendations.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison who suffers from cancer was sent to the hospital urgently on May 31st. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Returned to the Prison without Proper Treatment”

Afshin Sohrabzadeh Urgently Transferred to a Hospital

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrabzadeh was urgently transferred to a hospital outside of prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison who suffers from cancer was urgently transferred to a hospital outside prison on May 31st. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Urgently Transferred to a Hospital”

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Afshin Sohrabzadeh Struggling for his Life in Minab Prison

HRANA News Agency – The respiratory problems of Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner suffering from cancer in Minab prison, progressed and his health condition deteriorated and he coughed blood on April 20, he reached the brink of suffocation. In this jail, it is 5 months that the doctor is not present in the clinic.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison who suffers from cancer and severe internal bleeding and breathing problems, was once more in a critical health condition. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Struggling for his Life in Minab Prison”

Afshin Sohrabzadeh’s Parents Call on Ahmed Shaheed to Save their Son

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison, who suffers from cancer, is deprived of proper medical care, and is not able provide treatment costs and as well as the specified bail for a medical leave. The prisoner also is deprived of having insurance because of his ID documents being confiscated. Recently 14 human rights organizations issued a joint statement to warn about his physical condition and called for his immediate benefit of health care and fair hearing.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), his mother in despair and worry, in a handwritten in her hands addressed to the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur, asked him to try to save her son due to his serious health condition and that the death threatens him. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh’s Parents Call on Ahmed Shaheed to Save their Son”

Afshin Sohrab Zadeh Passed Out and Transferred to a Medical Center

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrab Zadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison, who suffers from cancer, following deterioration of his condition collapsed while vomiting blood. He was transferred urgently to the medical centre outside the prison and after couple of hours was returned to prison while he was still unconscious. Mr. Sohrab Zadeh had been unconscious for 17 hours after his condition had deteriorated.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Sohrab Zadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab prison, who suffers from cancer, after the enumeration by the prison guards, at 7 pm went to the ward service and vomited blood and fainted and then he was taken to the prison clinic by other inmates while they thought he had passed away. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrab Zadeh Passed Out and Transferred to a Medical Center”

“If You cannot Afford the Bail, You’ll Die in the Prison.” Prosecutor Told Afshin Sohrabzadeh

HRANA News Agency – The physical condition of Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner in exile at Minab prison, who is suffering from colon cancer, has gotten worse and despite vomiting blood in the prison infirmary, prison authorities are preventing him from being transferred to a hospital outside the prison.
Minab prosecutor has told this ill prisoner some days ago: “It does not matter if you cannot provide a bail for medical leave, you will die in prison and we will send your body to the morgue. Continue reading ““If You cannot Afford the Bail, You’ll Die in the Prison.” Prosecutor Told Afshin Sohrabzadeh”

Kaveh Sohrabzadeh Released after the Interrogations

HRANA News Agency – Kaveh Sohrabzadeh, brother of Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner suffering from cancer, who was arrested because of following his brother’s treatment process, was released after signing a commitment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the Revolutionary Guards agents in Kermanshah arrested Kaveh Sohrabzadeh when he was about to leave his home, without any warrant and transferred him to the Revolutionary Guards Intelligence Office in Kermanshah (Shahid Siahkamari). Continue reading “Kaveh Sohrabzadeh Released after the Interrogations”