Iranian of the Day

Persian Banoo: According to sources in Rejaei Shahr prison, political prisoner, journalist Isa Saharkhiz has launched a hunger strike as of Thursday October 6. He has also threatened to stop taking all his needed medication. According to reports received by Jaras, Isa Saharkhiz’s physical health has regressed during the past 2 years that he has been incarcerated. This journalist imprisoned at Rejaei Shahr prison, in addition to highly irregular blood pressure, suffers from severe back pain. He has three damaged vertebrae in his spinal cord that were damaged during his incarceration. According to a physician, if left untreated, it can lead to paralysis. Considering the fact that political prisoners are allowed to be treated in a hospital outside of prison only with the approval of the Public Prosecutor, and the fact that it takes the Prosecutor months to issue such approvals, Isa Saharkhiz with four damaged vertebrae in his lower back and two damaged vertebrae in his neck, will soon have to use a wheelchair  >>>