Mohammad Amin Agoshi is on hunger strike in solitary confinement

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Amin Agoshi went on hunger strike from Thursday and he has been taken to solitary confinement in Central Prison of Zahedan.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Amin Agoshi 54-year-old retired teacher who is from Piranshahr city went on hunger strike since 8th July in the Central Prison of Zahedan and has been taken to solitary confinement from Saturday 12th July.

He recently lost his wife and in protest at the condition of his two orphan children who have no guardians, also against discrimination between political prisoners and ordinary prisoners regarding the right to leave and “Open Order” (time off in exchange for working in prisons), went on hunger strike.

An informed source told HRANA’s reporter: “Mohammad Amin Agoshi, is kept in a 5m square cell and due to suffering from asthma in this extreme heat, he is facing a severe and worrisome physical condition.”

Mohammad Amin Agoshi also provided HRANA, a copy of his message addressed to the UN Human Rights Commission that says:

To UN Human Rights Commission

With respect and courtesy

Your honor, I am Mohammad Amin Agoshi, a political prisoner who under a cruel court verdict has been charged with 10 year imprisonment and exile to Zahedan. Due to the pressures caused by exile order and imprisonment sentence, my wife passed away and my children are left orphan. While judicial authorities discriminate between us and the other inmates and deprived us from some facilities such as “Open Prison” which belongs to the other prisoners. Also according to Islamic penal code, prisoners after one year of exile should be transferred to their home town, however unfortunately this has not been recognized by the authorities yet.

So that, I went on hunger strike to protest at these injustice and discriminations since 8th July and urge the authorities of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International demand Iran government, our release and stop discrimination.

Signed by Mohammad Amin Agoshi