Arzhang Davoodi’s Physical Condition Grave after 24 Days on Hunger Strike

Arzhang Davoodi’s Physical Condition Grave after 24 Days on Hunger Strike


August 7, 2010 English

As a result of a hunger strike he started four weeks ago, Arzhang Davoodi’s health condition has deteriorated rapidly and is now considered life threatening. Davoodi is a political prisoner held in ward 3 of Gohardasht prison in the city of Karaj.

RAHANA- Arzhang Davoodi physical condition is dire after 24 days of hunger strike. It has been reported that he has lost 10 kilos (approximately 22 lbs) during this time.

According to reports from Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran (HRDAI), Davoodi is barely able to move and suffers from low blood pressure, dizziness, loss of vision and other ailments that are worsening with the passing of each hour. His extremely weakened physical condition is now considered life threatening.

 
Arzhang Davoodi, began his hunger strike on the 14th of July, in protest to the inhumane conditions and restrictions at Gohardasht prison. He is demanding that he be granted his basic rights such as the ability to meet with his family, access to medical doctors, repossession of his home that had been confiscated and resulted in the dislocation of his family and that authorities address the complaints he made against the head of Gohardasht prison.