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Iran prominant political prisoner, Mr. Ali Moezzi |
Media Express, January 6, 2017 - In Iran on Wednesday, January 4th, 2017, Ali Moezzi was transferred from Gohardasht prison to an unknown location. This political prisoner is feared to be in danger and the Iranian Resistance has called on all international human rights organizations, especially the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights Situation in Iran to take urgent action.
Ali Moezzi is a political prisoner who is suffering from cancer and has been prevented from receiving treatment, according to his family. Moezzi is a supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) and spent time in prison during the 1980s. He is also the father of two PMOI members. He was last arrested in 2011. Moezzi was then sentenced to an additional year in prison in December 2015, despite the fact that his term had already been finalized.
The Iranian regime is known for forging new judicial cases against political prisoners once their sentences come to an end. This tactic is used to refrain from releasing these political prisoners back into the Iranian population, where they may continue their activities of speaking out against the regime.
Another political prisoner, Saleh Kohandel, is on the verge of being released, but was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence ward. Authorities have threatened to not release him, but if he is released, he will not be allowed in public and will be arrested if he fails to abide by those conditions.
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