An Iranian political prisoner sent a voice message to the UN
Iranian political prisoner UNSpecial Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rahmansent a voice message about the torture he received in prison.
Former bodybuilding champion Khalid Pirzadeh He has been detained in Ahwaz Central Prison since June 2019.
In his message, he told Javaid Rahman that he suffered numerous injuries as a result of his brutal treatment.
Pirzade said that Iran What the authorities say about human rights is a big lie:
“I am talking to you about the prison of oppression and tyranny in Iran. “I have been in the hospital of Ahwaz Central Prison for more than 16 months because of the injuries inflicted on me by the cruel agents of the Islamic Republic.”
127 kilos to 57 kilos
Prisoner said that his spine and left leg were broken. He added that he suffers from kidney failure, digestive system and heart problems.
According to Pirzadeh, as a result of all this, his weight dropped from 127 kilos to 57 kilos.
Prisoner states that Iran the judiciary and the prison administration do not allow him to receive treatment outside.
He notes that even though they transferred him to the prison hospital, false documents were drawn up about his health.
Imprisonment history
Pirzade by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). 2018in June imprisonment done.
Later, the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court suspended him for 7 years on the charges of “conspiracy against the country’s security” and “insulting the country’s leadership”.
Up court instances upheld this verdict.
He was initially held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran. However, he was later transferred to Ahwaz prison in southeastern Iran, far away from his family.
The conditions of detention in Pirza in recent years protest as several times hunger announced the action. But Iran the judiciary and the prison administration rejected his demands.