On Tuesday the court prosecutor at Evin prison demanded that imprisoned blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki sign his 15-year prison sentence that was upheld by the appelate court. According to Human Rights House of Iran, despite heavy threats by the court, Hossein refused to sign the document with his sentence that had been upheld by the appellate court.

On October 5, 2010, Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Hossein Ronaghi Maleki. At that time the court demanded that he sign the court documents and when Hossein refused, he was severely beaten up by the head of the court office and his accompanying officials.

This blogger who is serving his sentence in prison while suffering from kidney disease has endured 2 operations in the past two months. Despite his poor health and his operations, intelligence officers of the Revolutionary Guards have refused to allow Hossein furlough to recuperate.

Ronaghi was arrested on December 13, 2009 and transferred to Evin prison, where he has since been behind bars without any time off.

Article in Persian: http://www.rahana.org/archives/43892