Iran: Provide Urgent Medical Treatment to Afshin Sohrabzadeh

UA: 76/16
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Afshin Sohrabzadeh, a member of Iran’s Kurdish minority serving a 25-year prison term in “internal exile” at a remote prison in southern Hormozgan province, is in urgent need of specialized medical treatment outside prison.

 
Afshin Sohrabzadeh, a member of Iran’s Kurdish minority serving a 25-year prison term in “internal exile” at a remote prison in southern Hormozgan province, is in urgent need of specialized medical treatment outside prison. He suffers from a life-threatening gastrointestinal condition, exacerbated by prolonged lack of adequate treatment. 
 
1) Please write immediately in Persian, English or your own language:
  • Calling on the Iranian authorities to ensure that Afshin Sohrabzadeh is immediately provided with the specialized medical treatment he requires, outside prison and free of charge, in line with international standards; 
  • Urging them to investigate his allegations of torture, and to ensure that he is protected from further torture and other ill-treatment, including denial of necessary medical care.
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