كميته مبارزه براي ازادي زندانيان سياسي

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04/09/2017
#RajaishahrPrison #HungerStrike
اطلاعيه دوم انگليسي كميته در مورد زندانيان رجايي شهر
16 political prisoners on hunger strike in Rajaishahr Prison in Iran
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Asma Jahangir, has expressed concern about the situation of prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Rajaishahr prison in Iran.

Asma Jahangir in her statement expressed: “Depriving prisoners of having family contact, lawyers and adequate medical care is contrary to international law”.

Currently 16 political prisoners on hunger strike in Rajaishahr prison, this is following the transfer of 53 political prisoners, who are all rights activists, to the high-security Ward 10 of this prison. These prisoners are deprived of clean drinking water, fresh air and their medication. They are on hunger strike since 30 July and the prison authorities have so far ignored their demands and they have deprived the prisoners from medical attention.

Background information:
On 30 July 2017, the prison authorities in Rajaishahr prison in Iran raided the ward 12 in this prison and transferred 53 prisoners to the infamous ward 10 without any explanation. The guard did not let the prisoners to take their personal belonging including their medication. Following the transfer, 24 prisoners went on hunger strike in protest to this brutal treatment. Later on some of the prisoners had to end their strike due to their critical illnesses. Currently 16 prisoners are on hunger strike. The main demands of the prisoners are as follow:
• All the prisoners must be transferred back to their ward ( ward 12)
• Their belongings must be returned to them and the prison authorities must compensate the prisoners for the damage they have caused to their belongings

These prisoners are labour activists, journalists, student activists, children rights activists, political activists and members of Baha’i community. Reza Shahabi a well-known labour activist and Saeed Shirzad a well-known children rights activist are among these prisoners.
About ward 10 in Rajaishahr prison:
In this ward the windows of the rooms are fully welded by multiple layers of steel cord which has minimised the air circulation in the rooms. Prisoners do not have access to clean drinking water, they are not provided with medical attention despite the critical condition of several prisoners. There are around 40 CCTV which are installed in this ward including in the bathrooms which is intrusion of their privacy. The authorities have not allowed these prisoners to have access to their belonging including cloths, fridge, food, water purification devise which are all purchased at the prisoners’ expenses. These prisoners are deprived of telephone communication with their families; this is to prevent them from communicating their condition with the outside world.

On the 23th of August families of these prisoners gathered in front of the Prosecutor’s Office and also the Prison Organization’s office in Tehran, demanding an explanation on why these prisoners were transferred and treated violently. Authorities have so far refused to meet the families and listen to their demand. These families are extremely worried for the wellbeing of their imprisoned children.

The prisoners, who are transferred to ward 10, need your support. We ask you to take a few minutes and send a letter either by email or tweet to the authorities in Iran and urge them to:
• Transfer all the prisoners back to their ward ( ward 12)
• To return their belongings to them and to compensate the prisoners for the damage they have caused to their belonging

Lend your voice to these political prisoners and their family. The lives of these prisoners are in danger. Help us safe them.

Several organizations including the following have taken actions in support of the prisoners. Join the action and show your solidarity with those who have been fighting for freedom.
The UN Special Rapporteur’s statement:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22017&LangID=E
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