Reza Salmanzadeh Transferred to Hospital Due to Deteriorating Health from Qazalhasar Prison

The news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran reported the transfer of Reza Salmanzadeh, a political prisoner held in Qazalhasar Prison in Karaj, to a hospital. "Hana" wrote: "Reza Salmanzadeh was transferred to the hospital on Thursday evening, May 2, following a deterioration in his health and symptoms of a stroke." No further news has been released regarding the health status of this political prisoner. Hana had previously reported that Mr. Salmanzadeh faced charges including 'moharebeh' (waging war against God) and 'efsad fil-arz' (corruption on earth) following a fire in Evin Prison in October 2022, and no trial has been held for him to date. Reza Salmanzadeh was transferred from Evin Prison to Qazalhasar Prison on September 3 of last year. Last week, along with political prisoner Zartosht Ahmadinejad, he stated in an audio file received by Voice of America that 'freedom seekers' including 'Reza Rasayi, Adel Khushkar, Habib Daris, Mojahid Korkor, Mansour Dahmarde, Abbas Daris, and Milad Azmoon' are on the 'government's execution list' and at risk of execution, emphasizing that 'what harms the victim more than anything is the silence of the spectator.' According to these two political prisoners, the Islamic Republic 'takes severe revenge on the youth of Iran whenever it faces failures in its foreign and domestic policies. One day it sends its mercenaries into the streets as morality police to harass girls and women, and another day it issues unjust and fabricated execution sentences for political prisoners and freedom seekers, and another day it distracts the nation with propaganda and media maneuvers while secretly executing our innocent children.' Reza Salmanzadeh and Zartosht Ahmadinejad, in this message recalling the execution of Majidreza Rahnavard and Mohsen Shekari 'in ignorance,' stated: 'We will not remain silent in the face of this unbridled tyranny.' They reminded of the hunger strike of several political prisoners on Tuesdays, adding: 'For 14 consecutive weeks, every Tuesday, we have been on a collective hunger strike in Qazalhasar Prison due to the execution of freedom seekers, and in the event of the execution of any of our dear freedom seekers, we will not only remain silent but will also use more options to prevent the crimes of the regime.' These two political prisoners called on the people of Iran, political and civil activists, and international human rights organizations not to remain silent against the oppression of the tyrants, adding: 'Before a noose is woven for the necks of freedom seekers in Iran, be their voice so that another regret is not placed in our hearts by the regime's murder and madness.' Reza Salmanzadeh's Nowruz message from Qazalhasar Prison: 1403 is the year of seeking justice until liberation. Protests by 10 political prisoners against the execution sentence of Tomaj Salehi; warning about the possibility of 'government murder' of seven other prisoners. The deprivation of Hamzeh Savari and Reza Salmanzadeh, political prisoners held in Qazalhasar, from appropriate medical services.