A Report On Atena Daemi’s Situation After 1 Year Of Detention

HRANA News Agency – Atena Daemi, civil activist has been detained in Evin Prison since a year ago while because of psychological pressures due to a long period of solitary confinement, she has got different types of diseases and has been sent to the clinic inside the prison and hospitals outside the prison several times so far.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Atena Daemi, imprisoned in the women’s ward of Evin prison, a year after the arrest and detention still remains in a state of uncertainty and because of stress due to a long period of solitary confinement and poor health condition, has got a variety of illnesses, and several times has been transferred to the clinic inside the prison and hospitals outside the prison.

According to this report, during this year and due to her illness, Atena Daemi was suspected with breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, however the possibility of these two diseases were ruled out by the doctors’ assessment. It was also found that her physical problems were caused by stress and psychological pressure in prison.

Atena Demi, is currently suffering from double vision and hearing loss but the cause of these problems has not yet been determined. She is also suffering from infected gums, which she has got in the prison and needs gum surgery but she is deprived of being sent to the dentist’s surgery to treat the disease. Atena Daemi needs CT scans to determine the cause of her double vision and eye problems.

It should be mentioned that after publicizing images of her previous transfer to the hospital, by the media, the treatments of this civil activist was stopped and the security authorities warned her and her family that “you are on the Red Line and that’s why we are not going to give permission and letter for her transfer to outside the prison.”

Atena Daemi had requested several times for being sent to a hospital but every time the security authorities reminded her about the published photos of this civil activist with handcuffs when she had been transferred to hospital, and had refused to transfer her and mentioned that she is on the “Red Line”.

Atena Daemi, 27, was arrested on 21st October 2014 and was held for 57 days in solitary confinement under investigation. She was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment because of her peaceful civil activities and on charges of propaganda against the regime, gathering and collusion against national security, insulting the leader, insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and concealing evidences of the crime. The decision has been sent to Branch 36 of the Appeals Court to appeal but by the time of this report still no decision has been announced.

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