Suspicious death of a political prisoner, raises concerns about situation of the political prisoners in Iran
Iran Human Rights, October 30: The news of the sudden and unexpected death of the political prisoner Abdolreza Rajabi has raised new concern about situation of the political prisoners in Iran.
Mr. Rajabi was associated with the Mojahedin-e-Khalgh oraganization, and was sentenced to life in prison 8 years ago. According to several reports his family were informed about his death on October 29. They were not given any explaination about the reason of his sudden death.
Iran Human Rights is investigating further on this matter.
Several political prisoners have been in the recent months placed among dangerous prisoners with criminal charges.
There are also reports indicating that political prisoners are often held in solitary confinements, exposed to ill treatment and denied medical aid for longer periods of time.
Iranian authorities have also started transferring political prisoners and prisoners of belief to prisons in remote places. This has been looked upon as an act of incresing pressure on the prisoners since it leads to further isolation and makes it more difficult for the prisoners families to visit them.
Several of the followers of the ayatollah Boroujerdi who were in the prisons of the capital Tehran, have been transferred to prisons in more remote places. Majid Alasti, one of ayatollah Boroujerdi’s followers was transferred to a prison in Zanjan.
According to the sources Iran Human Rights has been in contact with, Iranian authorities have threatened to transfer ayatollah Boroujerdi, who is being held at Tehran’s Evin prison, to a remote prison.
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