Iran - Immediate release of political prisoner Arjang Davoodi

URGENT ACTION

HRANA News Agency - 22nd March, 2014

HRANA News Agency – Arjang Davoodi, the political prisoner of central Bandar Abbas prison, has been kept in a room alone since four months ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arjang Davoodi has been transferred from special political prisoners’ ward to suit number 5 of this prison, on November 13, 2013, and kept alone since that time.
He is kept in a 12 square meter within suit number 5 of prison which has one toilet and one bathroom.
This political prisoner is absolutely cut off from other prisoners and do not have any contact with them. Even during the rest, he is alone.
An informed source said to HRANA’s reporter, “Arjang Davoodi is exiled to Bandar Abbas prison and kept at isolated detention. All of these authorities’ actions are because Arjang Davoodi has refused to send a letter to Mr. Khamenehei and request for pardon”.
He added, “Even when Arjang Davoodi becomes sick he is not allowed to go to clinic and physician would go to his room and visit him. About one month ago, a physician visited him and ordered for his transfer to a medical center outside of prison, but authorities did not allow”.
Need to be mentioned, during last four months an agent specifically has been assigned for him during 24 hours and even during the common transfer private cars are used.
Arjang Davoodi has been sent to court two times during this period, first time on February 18, 2014, on branch number 3 of revolutionary court of Bandar Abbas, governed by judge Damsaz, for his charge regarding Fight against God’s will, but due to absence of attorney, court was halted.
Second time, on March 8, 2014, he was transferred to branch number two of revolutionary court of Bandar Abbas, on charge of insulting supreme leader for which he was already interrogated in ward 209 of Evin prison.
This senior political prisoner who has been deprived of furlough was transferred from ward number 12 of Rajai Shahr to solitary confinements of Evin prison, on July, 2013, and after 127 days in solitary confinement, exiled to Bandar Abbas prison.
Need to be mentioned, Arjang Davoodi has served his first ten years sentence but due to profiling, he is sentenced to 20 years and 8 months in prison.

Link News:
https://hra-news.org/en/political-prisoner-isolated-since-4-months-ago

Link Petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39101.html

LETTER

Object: Immediate release of political prisoner Arjang Davoodi

Your Excellency,
I wish to appeal to you on behalf of Arjang Davoodi who is the subject of my deepest concern.
Mr Davoodi was arrested in October 2003 for participating in a documentary, Forbidden Iran, in which he spoke out about human rights violations in Iran. Mr. Davoodi has been subjected to torture and ill-treatment.
Mr. Davoodi has served his sentence in a number of different prisons in Iran.
He has also spent lengthy periods of time in solitary confinement in Evin Prison since his arrest and has had no contact with his family since his transfer to Section 209.
After 127 days under excruciating torture in solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin prison, political prisoner Arjang Davoodi, was transferred to exile in Bandar Abbas prison in the south of Iran.
Mr. Davoodi has been isolated since 4 months ago.
This political prisoner is absolutely cut off from other prisoners and do not have any contact with them. His health is worsening.
I ask the Iranian government the his immediate release.
Thank you for your attention.

(your name)

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