Narges Mohammadi Has Not Been Transferred to Hospital Despite 'Recommendations from Prison Doctors'

Narges Mohammadi's lawyer, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, states that no action has been taken to transfer her to the hospital despite the recommendations from the prison's medical staff. Mustafa Nili mentioned in an interview with the 'Emtidad' news site on Wednesday, August 24, that Ms. Mohammadi has reported 'signs of bruising on her body' due to recent beatings by prison guards. He further clarified that the two requests from his client to prison authorities are to meet with her lawyers and to be referred to a forensic doctor, and her fellow inmates have reported that despite the medical staff's recommendations, no coordination has been made for her transfer to the hospital. On August 21, Narges Mohammadi's family announced that she had requested in a letter to the head of Evin Prison for 'a forensic representative to document the signs of injury and bruising' that have recently occurred due to the rough treatment by prison officials. Mustafa Nili also stated that since the cutoff of Ms. Mohammadi's phone contact on December 8 of last year, her requests have been communicated to her lawyers through her fellow inmates during their calls with their families or during visitation days. This lawyer continued, 'Apparently, based on what we have also learned through the media, incidents have occurred in the women's ward following the execution of Reza Rasayi, of which I am not aware of further details. Until Saturday, one of Ms. Mohammadi's fellow inmates contacted me and discussed my client's medical issues and the necessity of her transfer to the hospital.' On August 18, Narges Mohammadi's family reported that during a raid by officials on a protest against the execution in the women's ward of Evin Prison, Ms. Mohammadi and several of her fellow inmates were injured. The 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign has been ongoing in the women's ward of Evin Prison for about six months, and last Tuesday was dedicated to protesting the execution of Reza Rasayi. Political activists reported that on August 16, following the announcement of Reza Rasayi's execution and in response to the protests by the women prisoners in Evin, security forces attacked them, and the phones in this ward were also cut off. Ms. Mohammadi's lawyer stated that according to her fellow inmates, the medical staff had discussed the need for her transfer to the hospital, considering her heart condition and the impact of the blows to her body and an area where a tumor apparently exists, requiring more precise medical examinations and necessary check-ups. He added that this demand has not yet been fulfilled and no coordination has been made for her transfer to the hospital. In response to Ms. Mohammadi's beating, Reporters Without Borders based in Paris issued a statement expressing deep concern over her deteriorating health and once again called for her immediate release.