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This is Samimi\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/MostafaNili58\/status\/1486399175747158025?s=20\u0026amp;t=Lznq98iYooX0p3mzP3nZlw\u0022\u003Ethird\u003C\/a\u003E prison \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.en-hrana.org\/tag\/keyvan-samimi\/\u0022\u003Etransfer\u003C\/a\u003E within one week, despite the head of Evin prison \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2022\/01\/imprisoned-journalist-keyvan-samimi-is-being-led-to-his-death\/\u0022\u003Eagreeing\u003C\/a\u003E that Samimi\u2019s health condition warrants a medical release, as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/persian.iranhumanrights.org\/1400\/10\/kivan-samimi-evine-prison\/\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E by the Center for Human Rights in Iran.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENili \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/MostafaNili58\/status\/1484561578334863373?s=20\u0026amp;t=Lznq98iYooX0p3mzP3nZlw\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E that prison authorities prevented Samimi from taking his medication with him during one of the transfers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESamimi\u2019s age and underlying health issues, including liver disease, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/19\/human-rights-dimensions-covid-19-response\u0022\u003Eincrease his risk\u003C\/a\u003E of complications if infected with the Covid-19 virus, which remains a serious \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/iran-free-wrongfully-detained-prisoners\u0022\u003Ethreat\u003C\/a\u003E in Iran\u2019s overcrowded prisons. Earlier in January, the writer Baktash Abtin \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2022\/01\/10\/iran-writer-dies-custody\u0022\u003Edied in custody\u003C\/a\u003E after prison authorities allegedly delayed medical care for Covid-19. Families of other activists who died in prison during the pandemic \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2022\/01\/10\/iran-writer-dies-custody\u0022\u003Eallege\u003C\/a\u003E authorities delayed or restricted their relatives\u2019 access to medical care.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe authorities\u2019 denial of adequate medical care to Samimi violates international human rights standards prohibiting cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, and violates his right to the highest attainable standard of health. The\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/documents\/justice-and-prison-reform\/GA-RESOLUTION\/E_ebook.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUnited Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners\u003C\/a\u003E, known as the Nelson Mandela Rules, state that prisoners \u201cenjoy the same standards of health care that are available in the community, and should have access to necessary health-care services free of charge without discrimination on the grounds of their legal status.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESamimi is serving a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hra-news.org\/2020\/hranews\/a-27783\/\u0022\u003Etwo-year prison sentence\u003C\/a\u003E for \u201cassembly and collusion against the state\u201d after he provided news coverage for a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/05\/15\/iran-labor-activists-detained-may-day\u0022\u003ELabor Day protest\u003C\/a\u003E on May 1, 2019. Authorities should immediately release him and drop all charges related to his peaceful speech and association.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo read this blog post in Farsi, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.hrw.org\/fa\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-381072 \u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u00a0\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]