Zamaneh: An Iranian-Kurdish political prisoner died last night in Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, human rights groups report. According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Mehdi Zalieh Naghshbandian had been transferred to hospital earlier this month for serious health complications.
The prisoner, who was reportedly a victim of chemical warfare during the Iran-Iraq War, was transferred to Rajaee Shahr Prison after 18 years in Orumiyeh Prison.
He had been charged with cooperation with a Kurdish political group and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Zalieh Naghshbandian had contracted lung disease as a result of his previous exposure to chemical gases and the lack of treatment in prison. He was held without any regard for his condition in Rajaee Shahr Prison until two weeks ago, when his critical health problems forced the authorities to hospitalize him.
On May 21, Mansour Radpour, another political prisoner in Rajaee Shahr Prison, died following a stroke. He was also suffering from several ailments before the onset of the stroke, and his medical needs had been ignored by the prison authorities.
Currently, several political prisoners, including human rights activists Narges Mohammadi and Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, are in immediate need of medical attention, and several human rights groups, including Iran’s Nobel Peace laureate, have spoken out about their critical situations, urging the government to release the ailing prisoners without delay.
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BavafaThu Jun 07, 2012 08:48 AM PDT
Once a hero, always a hero.
This brave Iranian had shown once before in the 1980s that he can stand up for his country in the face of aggression and then years later proved again that the aggression must not be external for him to take a stand.
There are countless brave Iranians who love their country, freedom and are willing to die for it and they are to be commanded and supported by all who cherish and wish for freedom to take roots in Iran.
Brave Iranian such as Mohammad Mehdi Zalieh Naghshbandian should be a reminder to enemies within and outside Iran that they may try to chain our mind or invade our land but they will not succeed.
I salute him with his bravery, devotion to his country and freedom for his motherland.
RIP.
'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory
Mehrdad
Unbelievable, survived chemical weapons, yet IRI got him
by amirparvizforsecularmonarchy on Thu Jun 07, 2012 05:32 AM PDTwhile he was standing for our Freedom.
My Condolences to his immediate family and Iranians who have lost yet another one of their true friends to the extremists who are humiliating us all.
Islamist Rapists
by Fred on Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:25 PM PDTThe only way to end the barbarism of the messianic Islamist Rapists is regime change.
Islamist Rapists, their lobbies and gofers like just verbal condemnation and nothing else.
Airtignt sanctions plus air/naval inspection is a must.
This murdered Iranian is not the first and will not be the last victim, the sooner Iranians are logistically helped to overthrow the Islamist Rapists, the sooner sanity will come back to Iran and the region.
راه سرخش تا سرنگونی رژیم منفور ولایت فقیه ادامه دارد.
Roozbeh_GilaniWed Jun 06, 2012 09:52 PM PDT
He'll never be forgotten, nor will his murderers be ever be forgiven
Mehdi was murdered after many years of imprisonment for no other reason than staying true to his ideals of freedom, democracy and social Justice for Iranian Kurds and the rest of Iranians.
despite many years of torture, He did not repent, he did not betray, he did not abandon his cause. The cowardly islamists, finaly killed this brave, yet defenceless man....
My deepest condolences to this great Kurdish compatriots family.
On the night of Mehdi's Murder, another Red Star was added forever to the proud star studded sky of Iran's kurdistan...