{"id":20462,"date":"2016-05-31T08:31:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/20462-for-2nd-day-rally-held-in-iran-capital-demanding-freedom-for-political-prisoner"},"modified":"2023-01-16T06:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T05:48:17","slug":"for-2nd-day-rally-held-in-iran-capital-demanding-freedom-for-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/for-2nd-day-rally-held-in-iran-capital-demanding-freedom-for-political-prisoner\/","title":{"rendered":"For 2nd day rally held in Iran capital demanding freedom for political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &#8211; Relatives and supporters of Iranian workers\u2019 rights activist Jafar Azimzadeh, who is on a hunger strike in prison in Iran, rallied for a second day on Tuesday outside the Iranian regime&#8217;s Majlis (Parliament) in Tehran to demand his freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Azimzadeh is on Day 33 of an indefinite hunger strike in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin Prison against the regime&#8217;s clampdown on union activities in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-46016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1.jpg\" alt=\"freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-1-530x396.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Protesters, including teachers and workers, held up banners which read: &#8220;Imprisoned laborer Jafar Azimzadeh has been on hunger strike for over a month&#8221; and &#8220;The life of Jafar Azimzadeh is in danger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another banner read: &#8220;We call for urgent attention to Jafar Azimzadeh&#8217;s demands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2\" class=\" size-full wp-image-46017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2.jpg\" alt=\"freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2\" width=\"750\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2-696x476.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/freedom-for-political-prisoner-750-2-614x420.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A similar protest was held by Mr. Azimzadeh&#8217;s supporters on Monday, May 30, opposite the Parliament as the 105th annual International Labour Conference commenced in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters in both rallies decried the indifference of the regime&#8217;s judiciary to Mr. Azimzadeh&#8217;s deteriorating state of health.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday about 100 of Mr. Azimzadeh&#8217;s supporters held a gathering in Sanandaj, western Iran, to protest his unlawful detention.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Azimzadeh, who was arrested on November 8, 2015, is currently serving a six-year prison sentence in Ward 8 of Evin Prison for engaging in peaceful and legitimate trade union activities.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Azimzadeh&#8217;s health is reported to have deteriorated significantly and he has twice been transferred to hospitals, but on each occasion was sent back without any medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>On May 21, Mr. Azimzadeh was temporarily taken to hospital after complaining of kidney problems. He refused to be administered liquid serum and was transferred back to prison in his current state after midnight.<\/p>\n<p>On May 28, he was taken by wardens to Tehran&#8217;s Tajrish Hospital but was returned within 20 minutes without being allowed an ultrasound examination.<\/p>\n<p>On May 27, Mr. Azimzadeh sent an open letter to the International Labor Organization (ILO) from prison in which he lambasted the Iranian regime&#8217;s mistreatment of workers.<\/p>\n<p>The Tehran bus drivers\u2019 union, the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed), in a statement on May 24 warned about the deterioration of Mr. Azimzadeh\u2019s health and called for his release from prison.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Azimzadeh\u2019s wife has said that he has lost considerable weight, his blood pressure has dropped, and he is suffering from loss of vision and serious kidney pain.<\/p>\n<p>A key demand of Mr. Azimzadeh and other workers\u2019 union activists is for the authorities to drop the charge of \u201cgathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security\u201d and other national security charges in cases of union activities.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Azimzadeh\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/20422-iran-political-prisoner-s-health-deteriorates-on-day-26-of-hunger-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\">sent a statement<\/a>\u00a0out of Evin Prison following the release on bail of fellow political prisoner Ismail Abdi, Secretary General of Iran\u2019s Teachers\u2019 Trade Association (ITTA), vowing to continue his hunger strike until the &#8220;demands of millions of teachers and workers&#8221; are met.<\/p>\n<p>The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in a May 24 statement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/human-rights\/20424-iranian-resistance-s-call-to-save-political-prisoners-on-hunger-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\">once 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