Hunger-striking prisoner sent to solitary confinement in Karaj

 

Hunger-striking prisoner sent to solitary confinement in Karaj

A Kurdish prisoner of conscience named Fereydoun Zakeri-Nasab was transferred to solitary confinement on the 21st day of his hunger strike on 12 July by the order of the Rajai Shahr prison officials.

The prisoner has been on a hunger strike since 30 June, protesting against the delay in the review of his case.

The prisoner of conscience has reportedly lost more than six kilos during his 22-day-long hunger strike and his blood pressure has dropped to nine.

Zakeri-Nasab, who comes from Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah province, is a well-known Kung Fu athlete in the region.

Security forces detained him at his family home in Sarpol-e Zahab in early June 2017.

For about two years, he was subjected to physical and mental torture in the cells of security detention centres in Kermanshah and Tehran for forced confessions.

Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran – presided over by judge Salavati – sentenced Zakeri-Nasab to death on charges of “spreading corruption on earth” (fasad fil-arz).

The prisoner of conscience was denied the right to have a lawyer during the trial.

Later, the Supreme Court overturned the verdict and referred the case to one of the branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran for re-consideration.

In addition, Zakeri-Nasab’s mother is currently taking care of his child, who was one year old at the time of his detention.

The prisoner is in a poor mental condition due to years of uncertainty regarding his case, denial of access to medical services, and his child’s condition.

https://kurdistanhumanrights.org