Majid Assadi
Majid Assadi | |
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Majid Assadi (Persian: مجید اسدی) is an Iranian political prisoner in Gohardasht Prison, Iran.[1][2] He has been arrested by Intelligence Ministry agents on February 18, 2017. On November 27, Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced him to six years in prison and two years in exile in Borazjan, Bushehr Province for “propaganda against the state” and “assembly and collusion against national security.”[3][4][5][6]
Arrest[edit]
Assadi was previously sentenced to four years in prison in March 2010 for “assembly and collusion against national security” by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court. He completed the sentence on June 8, 2015.[7]
Denied treatment[edit]
Assadi suffers from severe diseases such as gastrointestinal diseases, including gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, as well as liver cysts, lumbar discs and spinal rheumatism. Despite his medical needs, prison authorities have denied hospital treatment.[8]
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References[edit]
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- ^ طهران - «الحياة» (2019-02-07). "إيران: الاحتجاجات تتواصل في 72 مدينة ..... و271 حركة احتجاجية خلال شهر". Hayat (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "کمپین حقوق بشر: بازداشت چند فعال مدنی و سیاسی و یک روزنامه‌نگار". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Political Prisoner Majid Assadi Denied Hospitalization in Rajaee Shahr Prison". Center for Human Rights in Iran. 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ نت, العربية (2017-08-21). "آخرين وضعيت زندانيان سياسی سالن ده بند چهار زندان رجايی شهر". العربية نت (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "زندان رجایی شهر: وضعیت زندانیان همچنان نامناسب است". رادیو زمانه. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "Political Prisoner Majid Asadi Denied medical access in Raja'i Shahr Prison". Iran HRM. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "Political Prisoner Majid Assadi Denied Hospitalization in Rajaee Shahr Prison". Center for Human Rights in Iran. 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2019-06-02.