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Hunger Strike of Political Prisoners in “Maku” Prison
11-Jan-2009
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: A number of political prisoners entered their seventh (7th) day of hunger strike in Maku Prison. This hunger strike commenced on Sunday January 4th 2009.
This hunger strike is a protest against terrible prison conditions, violation of legal rights or prisoners by prison officials, discrimination against Kurdish political prisoners as well as not being allowed to seek necessary medical treatment and not being allowed temporary leaves from prison, which is a legal right of any prisoner.
Last week two Kurdish prisoners from this prison Mr. Ramezan Ahmad and Mr. Farhad Chalesh were sentenced to death on charges of being a Mohareb (Enemy of God).
Having any kind of communication with the outside world from the prison has been made extremely difficult by the prison officials in order to prevent the news of this hunger strike from spreading.
The names of some of the prisoners currently on hunger strike are:
1. Rostam Arkiya-Son of Rahim-Sentenced to death-Charged with being a Mohareb (Enemy of God)
2. Ramezan Ahmad-Sentenced to death-Mohareb
3. Farhad Chalesh-sentenced to death-Mohareb
4. Saeed Aghvez-3 prison sentences: 15 years, 10 years and 1 year
5. Asad Ahnameh
6. Ibrahim Eghbali
7. Hossein Amigh
8. Nabi Taghlidi
9. Hamid Teymouresh
10. Khalef haji
11. Hossein Cheylan-son of Haji Ali- 3 prison sentences: 10 years, 4 years and 15 years
12. Ardeshir Delayi Miken
13. Ali Rasuli
14. Saeed Raseghi
15. Ibrahim Farmand
16. Saeed Omarpour-so on Ibrahim- four years imprisonment
17. Mohammad Omarpour-Son of Ibrahim-2 prison sentences: 15 years and 4 years
18. Abdollah Omarpour-13 years and 6 years
19. Hossein Moravi Milan
20. Adel Mohammad Nejad
21. Hassan Talei-son of Haji Ali
22. Ibrahim Dadgostar Jeni Kanlu-60 years old
It is worth mentioning that this is the second large scale hunger strike by Kurdish Prisoners this year. Earlier this year close to 80 prisoners from 8 different prisons went on a 47 day long hunger strike to protest against their conditions. Some of the prisoners currently on hunger strike also participated in the previous hunger strike.
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Dear Sayeh
by JamshidAway (not verified) on Mon Jan 12, 2009 07:41 PM PSTI hope these and other political prisoners will be released some day. I doubt this will occur as long as the IRI exists.
I and many others appreciate your information campaign on human rights violation in Iran.
I will spread the words.
Jamshid
Thank you Sayeh
by IRANdokht on Sun Jan 11, 2009 08:19 PM PSTI think we all should spread the word, I did send your blog to many who in turn do the same. I didn't send the info to A.I., I think it should come from the source or the translator, in case they need more info.
This type of news should spread fast and alarm people, this people's health, freedom and their lives depend on it.
Thanks again
IRANdokht
Dear Irandokht
by Sayeh Hassan on Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:08 AM PSTThis is actually the very first news that has come out of Maku Prison in regards to the hunger strike, the prison officials have made it almost impossible for any news to come out about this strike. So far no one has issued a statement of support, although I just translated the news a few hours ago and sent it out,please feel free to send it to your contacts as well and hopefully a statement of support will be issued soon.
Sayeh Hassan
www.shiro-khorshid-forever.blogspot.com
Dear Sayeh
by IRANdokht on Sun Jan 11, 2009 09:46 AM PSTThank you for the information and the updates. Would you please let us know if Amnesty International or UN have been informed of this latest hunger strike? Did they issue any statement in support of the Kurdish political prisoners?
Thank you
IRANdokht