Ashkan Zahabian, a student activist who was released on 21 September 2011 after spending five months in prison, is suffering from stomach bleeding, serious liver damage, and stuttering as a result of his conditions in prison.
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40 Days After Release From Prison, Ashkan Zahabiyan Still Suffers From Stuttering, Physical, Psychological Damage
Every day news reports from around the country are heard about physical and mental damage inflicted on political activists, civil activists and journalists who are former & current political prisoners. The worse cases can be seen in the lesser known prisoners.
Student Activist in Solitary Confinement on Hunger Strike
To protest his conditions inside Babol’s Matikola Prison, imprisoned student activist Ashkan Zahabian embarked on a hunger strike on 31 August. Zahabian’s father, Hassan Zahabian, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that prison staff moved his son to solitary confinement after he began his hunger strike, even though, according to other […]