Following
the recent transfer of Mr. Kazemeini
Boroujerdi to solitary confinement in Evin Prison, the medieval prison of the
mullahs' regime, where he has been under the most brutal forms of torture and
inhumane conditions, his physical condition has greatly deteriorated. Consequently, the regime was forced to transfer
him to the prison clinic, where the medical staff has been unable to treat his
condition effectively.
According
to a recent report from Tehran to the ''Human Rights and Democracy Activists in
Iran'', prison infirmary doctors stated that due to Mr. Boroujerdi’s acute
heart disease, his transfer to a well-equipped hospital outside the prison is critical.
So far he continues to be denied the right to therapeutic furlough and a
transfer to a hospital outside the prison.
Mr
Boroujerdi, a senior Shi'a cleric, is serving the seventh year of his 11-year
sentence in Evin Prison. Reported neglect
by prison authorities has led to complications of pulmonary edema for the 54
-year- old cleric, including painful swelling in both of his legs.
Despite
repeated requests for an investigation into the health status of the prisoner
of conscience and continuous follow-up by his family to prison officials
and the Special Court for clergy, nothing has been changed. Prison authorities
not only have ignored the requests, but have been prevented delivery of the
medicines that have been provided by his family.
Mr Boroujerdi's
family and The cleric’s supporters, warn about the serious threat to the life
of Mr. Boroujerdi. Human Rights Activists for Democracy
in Iran, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and other international
organizations call for the immediate and unconditional compassionate release of
the prisoner of conscience. Mr
Boroujerdi’s health and life require effective and immediate action.
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