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Reports from Iran’s prisons

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NCRI – According to reports, the political prisoner “Arjang Davoodi”  was summoned on the morning of September 22 by judicial officers in Gohardasht Prison (Rajaee Shahr) in Western Tehran. He was told to gather up his belongings and get ready to be sent into exile in Zabol, where he should stay for two years.

Considering the illnesses Davoodi is suffering from, his cellmates say that this is a conspiracy by the Iranian regime’s judiciary to murder him.

Also on Wednesday September 21, 2016, political prisoner “Reza Kahe” was summoned by the Gohardasht Prison Management Office. In the office he was investigated and threatened over his non-participation in prison’s mandatory classes (religious classes), congregational prayer as well as roll call.

In response, this political prisoner has protested about the pressure and stated that he will not take part in such classes and in the roll call as well, because he has been brought to this ward forcibly and against the Principle of Separation of offenses.

Also according to news, there was a violent clash between ordinary prisoners on Tuesday September 20, following which a number of them were transferred to other wards. The clash took place in ward 2 of Hall 5. This violent clash has raised concerns among the families of the political prisoners. Political prisoners and their families have repeatedly protested against prison’s non-conformity to the Principle of Separation of Offenses.

The political prisoner “Omid Shahmoradi Sanandaji” who following his long-suffering caused by his illness had finally been taken to a hospital outside of prison for treatment, was forced to return to the prison after the prison officials interrupted his treatment process by preventing him from carrying out tests at other hospitals.

Held in ward 7 of Hall 12 at Evin Prison in Northern Tehran, this political prisoner had previously gone on a hunger strike in protest against being prevented from having access to medical treatments.

It should be pointed out that Omid Shahmoradi was arrested in May 2012 and has been held in solitary confinements 240 for seven months.