human rights defender
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. Reza Aghdasi, despite suffering from hearing loss, severe nervous attacks, and leg pain, has been denied proper medical care and transfer to the medical examiner for obtaining a ruling of inability to endure punishment while imprisoned in Evin Prison.
HRD's year of birth
1966
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- Trade union leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Labour rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Reza (Gholamreza) Aghdasi a labor activist and former employee of Iran Khodro, is also a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, during which he lost hearing in one ear. Due to his peaceful activism in support of workers' rights, he has been arrested multiple times and is currently imprisoned in Evin Prison.
Detained since
Oct 24, 2023
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Subversion
Sentence
4 years and 3 months of imprisonment
Latitude: 35.79735164706754
Longitude: 51.38608608798995
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Tehran
Location of detention - Facility
Tehran, Evin Prison
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Reza Aghdasi, imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been denied appropriate medical care and has not been referred to the forensic medical examiner for a ruling on his inability to endure punishment, despite suffering from deafness, severe nervous attacks, and leg pain. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48949/
Recent case update / evolution
Reza (Gholamreza) Aghdasi, currently in his third year of imprisonment in Evin Prison, suffers from hearing loss, severe nervous attacks, and leg pain. In October 2024, he submitted a request for conditional pardon, which was denied. Additionally, his request for release with an electronic ankle monitor was also rejected.
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