Khezer Rasoul Morovat Suffers from Stomach Bleeding Because of Hunger Strike
18-December-2014
Category: Prisoners
Breathing in Confinement – A political prisoner on hunger strike in Uremia prison had got stomach bleeding and was transferred to the prison infirmary.
According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”; on 15th December, in twenty-sixth day of hunger strike in prison of Uremia, Khezer Rasoul Morovat, vomited blood and was transferred to prison infirmary by his cellmates.
Medical doctors in prison infirmary announced that he was suffering from stomach bleeding and should be placed under IV fluid injection, but he refused and returned to the ward after hours.
Uremia prison’s warden in his visit with this prisoner told him to break his hunger strike and told him: “I have nothing to do with your problems, go and break your hunger strike to get out of this situation!”
Also, on 16th December, 50 members of the families of these political prisoners, gathered in front of the central prison of Uremia and urged the authorities to respond to their relatives’ situation.
The rally had been held from 9 am to 5 pm on 15th December.
Finally, several prison officials presented among the demonstrators and announced that they will discuss the relatives’ demands with the prison authorities.
It should be mention that, Indeed 24 prisoners from ward 12 of Uremia prison are now on hunger strike. These prisoners have gone on hunger strike since 20 November to protest against the “dissolution of political prisoners’ ward” and “pressures from the Ministry of Intelligence on prisoners and their families.”