Hunger strike of 27 Kurdish political prisoners in Orumiyeh Central Prison On Thursday 20 November 2014, thirty Kurdish political prisoners started their hunger strike to protest transfer of felons and criminals to their ward and transfer of several political prisoners to other wards. The ward 12 of Orumiyeh prison with the capacity of 50 people is known as the ward of political prisoners but the prison authorities since two years ago have tried to dissolve the political prisoner ward by transferring some of political prisoners to the ward of murder and drug prisoners and by transferring some felons and criminals that have experience of fight in prison to this ward. Also, during this period most of new political prisoners instead of ward 12 were held in other wards. Now around 35 political prisoners are held in the wards of dangerous prisoners. According to the latest statistic now 80 prisoners including 50 criminals and 30 Kurdish political prisoners are held in ward 12. The overcrowding of the ward has caused that Kurdish political prisoners suffer from lack of prison facilities such as fresh air, sanitation, bath and health care etc. In addition, occasionally, special guards of prison go to the ward 12 and while insulting political prisoners, they search the prisoners’ personal things, and take away their books, magazine and notes. Furthermore, the political prisoners of this ward also were excluded from using the library and gym and do not have the right to receive books and magazines that were licensed by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran. Another difficulties of political prisoners is the existence office of intelligence agency in the prison that frequently summon the political prisoners and threaten them by charging, transferring to solitary confinement of intelligence ministry and detaining their relatives. To protest the sever conditions of Orumiyeh central prison, 30 political prisoners of ward 12 started their hunger strike in 20 November and still 26 prisoners continue their hunger strike. Since the beginning of hunger strike, prison authorities instead of paying attention to their legitimate demands, have threatened, summoned and transferred these prisoners. On 23 November the office of intelligence agency of Orumiyeh prison summoned Osman Mostafa Pour a Kurdish political prisoner that was sentenced to 34 years jail and have spent 20 years in prison, and warned him that he should end his hunger strike, if not he will be charged and will face a new sentence. In the morning of Saturday 29 November the prison guards equipped with baton and electrical shock came in front of the doors and windows of ward 12 and the chief of prison warned prisoners that if they would not end their hunger strike, guards would attack and beat them. On the same day these prisoners before meeting their relatives were insulted by officers and were stripped with the excuse of searching letters. Also, Mansour Arwand, the Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to execution that went to the hall meeting of the prison, without any prior informing was transferred to Mahabad Prison. On the night of 29th November also authorities tried to transfer Mohammad Abdullahi to murder ward but they were faced with the resistance of political prisoners. On Tuesdays 9 December Ali Afshari, a Kurdish political prisoner in hunger strike was summoned to the office of guards and spoke by phone with office of intelligence agency in Orumiyeh. He was told that political prisoners should end to their hunger strike as soon as possible, if not they will face worst consequences. The intelligence official also told him that by continuing hunger strike his executions is expected. On 9 December, Jaafer Afshari another Kurdish political prisnor was summoned to the office of prison guard and was transferred to the worker ward. In this day, also Arafat Asgeri and Jafar Mirzayi , Political prisoners in hunger strike, were released after spending them six months sentence in jail. On 10 December, Ali Afshari became unconsciousness in the toilet of his ward because of sever weakness, low pressure, problem in breathing and consequences of the bullet left in his body when he was arrested. According to the latest reports Reza Rasouli, Yusef Kaka Mami, Sherko Hasanpour, Sirwan Njawi, Abdulla Omumi and Mohammad Abdollahi are in critical condition. Also, on 10 December, Massud Shemsnjad, a Kurdish lawyer started his hunger strike to protest his detainment in Worker ward of Orumiyeh prison and not granting of leave by prison authorities. He was sentenced to 4 months in prison in charge of relation with foreign media and membership in opposition groups. He had been the lawyer of several Kurdish political prisoners that were sentenced to execution. Now 27 Kurds on a hunger strike in Orumiyeh prison. The names some of those who participated on hunger strike are: 1-Masoud Shams Nejad , sentenced to 4 months in jail, 2- Sherko Hasan Pour sentenced to 5 years in prison. 3- Abdullah Bislnun was sentenced to 1 and half years in jail. 4- Yusef Kaka Mami sentenced to 9 years in jail, 5- Osman Mostafa Pour is sentenced to 34 years in prison, 6- Mostafa Ali Ahmad sentenced to 11 years in jail, 7- Abdullah Omuyi in undecided situation, 8- Wali Afshari is sentenced to 5 years, 9- Kayhan Darwishi to 3 years,10- Mostfa Dawoudi to 10 years , 11- Shursh Afshari is sentenced to 5 years in prison, 12- Khezr Rasul Mrwat sentenced to 5 years in prison, 13- Mohammad Abdullah Bakht to 1 year, 14- Amir Moladust to 4 years, , 15- Ahmad Tamuy is sentenced to 15 years in prison , 16- Jafar Afshari is sentenced to 5 years, 17- Reza Rasouli is sentenced to 3 years and 9 month. also 10 Kurdish prisoners that are sentenced to execution such as 1- Sayed Sami Hosseini,2- Sayed Jamal Mohamadi,3- Behruz Alkhani, 4- Ali Ahmad Soleiman, 5- Saman Nasim, 6-Sirwan Njawi, 7- Ebrahim Eis Pour, 8- Ali Afshari , 9- Rezgar Afshari, 10 - Mohamad Abdullahi.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 07:19:06 +0000
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