Hamzeh Darvish’s hunger strike after Re-filing a new case after the fire in Lakan prison in Rasht
Two and a half months in solitary cell with ban on contact and visiting
Hamzeh Darvish’s hunger strike after Re-filing a new case after the fire in Lakan prison in Rasht
Political-ideological prisoner, Hamzeh Darvish, after two and a half months of solitary confinement and the ban on contact and visit with his family, has faced a new case after the fire in Lakan prison in Rasht. Mr. Darwish started a hunger strike in protest against these conditions.
According to the Iranian Human Rights society on Saturday 21st of January 2023, two and a half months have passed since the transfer of political prisoner Hamzeh Darvish to solitary cell. During this period, he was not allowed to contact and visit his family and a new case filed against him. This political prisoner has been on hunger strike since January 16, 2023,in protest against these conditions.
Hamzeh Darvish and fire in Lakan prison in Rasht
According to an informed source. Hamzeh Darvish was in solitary cell on the day of riot in Lakan prison in Rasht, which happened on October 9, 2022. And he had no involvement or presence in the riot in this prison. However, even though there is no evidence against him, a new case issued for him in investigation branch of 16 Rasht. In this court, he first charged with moharebeh and then this charge changed to “propaganda against the system and insulting the leadership and holy things”.
According to this source. After firing in Lakan prison in Rasht, until now, Hamzeh Darvish and a number of other prisoners are in solitary cell. Now, after two and a half months of solitary cell another two months of solitary confinement issued for him.
Solitary cells are very cold and without any facilities, and prisoners suffer from extreme cold. Food is Insufficient and bad, and the guards treat the prisoners very badly and harshly.
A source close to this prisoner says: “Supervising judge in prison told his family that for every few minutes call. His family should go to prosecutor’s office and fill out a request then he is allowed to have a short call.” Meanwhile, this family has to travel 220 kilometers to reach this prison.”
This source adds: “Hamzeh forcibly taken to Lakan prison in Rasht. His family repeatedly pursued and complained to return him from Lakan prison in Rasht to Tehran. Because he is not safe in Lakan Rasht prison. In this prison, the pressure on him has been much higher.”
Briefly about Hamzeh Darvish
It should be noted that on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Prisoners in Rasht’s Lakan Prison (Men Prison) rioted along with public protests . And a massive conflict broke out between prisoners and prison agents. Riot in Lakan prison started with disruption in electrical system and fire by prisoners sentenced to death and life imprisonment. And the shootings continued until 4 am. Upon hearing the news, people of Rasht moved towards the prison. But most of roads were closed and they were not allowed to approach. A large number of prisoners killed and some injured in attack of the guards and prison guards on the prisoners.
Hamzeh Darvish is a 25-year-old son of Mohammad Nasser from Talesh. Who sentenced to 15 years in prison at Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court. Hamzeh Darvish was repeatedly beaten by prison officials in Gohardasht prison and Lakan prison in Rasht, he transferred to solitary cell and forbidden to visit.
He was tricked by one of his friends to Turkey and then to Syria to become a member of ISIS forces. But because he refused to join them, he imprisoned and tortured by ISIS forces.
Hamzeh Darvish then managed to escape from Syria and surrendered himself to the Iranian embassy in Turkey and asked to return to Iran by describing what happened to him. But since his arrival in Iran, he has gone to prison and is under pressure to return to Syria and participate in the proxy wars of agents and forces affiliated with the Khamenei dictatorship. What he has refused to do.
Pressure on political prisoner Hamzeh Darvish
On the 12rd of May 2020,the religious-political prisoner of Sunni Hamzeh Darvish forcibly transferred from Gohardasht prison to Lakan prison in Rasht and subjected to pressure and torture in order to cooperate with intelligence agents.
He had previously gone on a hunger strike on July 20, 2020, in protest against the non-compliance with the principle of separation of crimes and requested to return to Gohardasht prison, and he ended his strike on August 15, 2020.
A little earlier, Mr. Hamzeh Darvish wrote an open letter to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Mr. Javid Rahman, about the threats and the governmental inteligence services’s demand for cooperation. And he requested the intervention of this human rights official to save his life.
He wrote in a part of his open letter:
“Rasht Intelligence Department wants to force me to do dangerous cooperation with force and torture. Cooperation that endangers the safety of my life and my family.”
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