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Date:Fri, 10 May 2002 11:50:09 -0400
To: arichter sorosny.org, SLazorchick sorosny.org, aneier sorosny.org
From:Larry Siems tt I Block Address I Add to Address Book
Subject:Fwd: Siamak Pourzand - Urgent
CC: ivy@pen.org, karmehri@yahoo.com
Hi Anthony, Susan, and Aryeh
I just spoke with Mehrangiz Kar, who confirms the following report --
issued, Irm pretty sure, by her daughter in Canada.
Sounds like he's not in very good shape -- and still has not been
transferred to a hospital.
I am hoping it might be possible to contact the Swiss in Tehran and
have
them make official inquiries, intervene, press for medical attention,
etc.
I'll be here in the office until about 1:45 today, but if you have any
questions or need anything else, please feel free to contact Ivy
Nevares at
vy pen . org .
Thanks
Larry
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>To: cathy wipcpen.org, lsiems@pen.org , g neschou1gin@yahoo.se
>From pen office
>Subject: Siamak Pou hd - II nt
>Dear all,
> we received this very bad news today from the Pourzand
family.
>May 10, 2002
>
>
>
regards
Jul i
Vebpe
A rlon-proIiI credrl
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>UT1 G NT: Siamak Pourz d had heart attack in the jail
>
>We a ze wr. ting regarding Siamak Pourzand a 72 years Old Iranian
j ourgalist,
>who; has nore than 50 years valuable background in social works and
cultural
>activities.
>His last position was m rtiaging The Cultural Centre of Tehran. He has
been
>kidnapped on November 24th 2001 in front of his sister house in
Tehra.a at
>l0.00p.m by couple of unknown people. He has been kept in an unknown
jail
>somewhere in Tehran for over 7 months up to now. After more than five
>months his court started to be process .During his court several news
have
>been published in hardliner newspapers against him. His sister who
visited
>him couple of times before his court was reporting about his pour
physical
>and physiological situation.
>The extremist group newspapers which were reporting about his court,
said
>that the defendant has confessed to his crimes and he has accepted
that he
>is absolutely guilty.
>There are many questions about his arrestrn rat and the legal process of
his
>case which have never been answered.. The original reason for his
arrestrnent
>is ot clear yet. No body knows where they kept him for all last 7
monl hs.
>He never had a chance to sign a contract with our family lawyer and
the
>court chose a lawyer for him who has never been in touch with us to
get
>more information and document. He has been forced to confess against
>himseif under unbelievable physical and mental torture. They made him
to
>say that he doesn!t have any defense.
>ThTks is more than 7 months that 11 human right organizations are
working
>on his case to get news about his situation. After over 40 days the
court
>issued the sentence on his case and charged him for 8 years imprison.
>His lawyer says that Pourzand doesn't want to appeal on the court
decision.
>This is an important question that why he doesn't want to use his
legal
>right. It is very clear that he is not allowed to ask for appeal.
>This is not a right time to analyze his legal rights and human rights.
This
>i.s very emergency situation that each single minute is important.
>The most urgent issue is his health situation now. He had a visit with
his
>sister last Friday. His health condition was terrible and he was
holding a
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>bi9 napkirt in. f r o t of his mounts during the visit and it means that
th re
>was something wrong that he had to hide it from his sister. He seems
so
>weak and nervous.
>These all made us worry because he was under serious medication for
more
>than 10 years because of his heart and blood pressure problems. During
last
>7 months nobody let us to provide him those necessary medicines. He
has
>been kept in an isolate cell for over 7 months now without the basic
>facilities.
> Unfortunately we got trustable news yesterday which said that during
last
>week he had heart attack. Also we heard that he couldn't get any kind
of
>health care services even in this emergency circumstance. Regarding
his
>heart problem background and all unfair and stressful situations that
he
>had during last 7 months and with considering his age, the situation
is
>very critical after this heart attack in the jail.
>Our request from all organization which is working on human right, is
>taking an urgent action about Pourzand scary condition. He needs
urgent
>medical services. We are pleased to accept any expenses for
trans f erring
>h i to a hospital and all other medical coverage will be paid by his
>f .ily. We are alerting that he is. i an emergency situation and any
delay
>could be too late.
>RespecUully m nciing that every single minute is important to
avoiding
>another tragedy happening in an unknown jail against an old journalist
who
>works with his love for improving the culture and expanding the
democ racy
>in his society.
>
>Sincerely
>Pourzand' s Family
>
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