Gholam Hossein Kalbi

Gholam Hossein Kalbi was arrested in Ahvaz on the charge of cooperation with the MKO in December 2000 after arriving in Iran. He and Saeed Masouri were both in solitary for 14 months.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='251'> Saeed Masouri and Gholam Hossein Kalbi were arrested in Dezful city upon entering Iran due to their connection with Mujahedin Khalgh Organization. They both survived despite using cyanide. Their families were informed of their arrest in April of the next year. After the arrest, they were transferred to Revolutionary Guard's lockup in Ahvaz (Revolutionary Guard's 6th prison, according to Saeed Masouri's memoir). </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12838'> Some time after his arrest, he was transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison for further interrogations. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12840'> He was returned to the Revolutionary Guard's lockup in Ahvaz for further interrogations and his trial. He was tried in a Dezful court (it is possible that this was only the court investigation), but his trial led to sentencing was held in Tehran. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12839'> Saeed Masouri and Gholam Hossein Kalbi were returned to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12842'> He was tried by the Revolutionary Court in the winter or spring of 2002 and was later sentenced to death. He had a court-appointed lawyer. His attorney was only allowed to read his case a few minutes before the trial. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12841'> Saeed Masouri and Gholam Hossein Kalbi were informed of their verdict of execution by hanging, issued by Judge Haghani, chief justice of the branch 6 of the Revolutionary Court. After a long, complicated process, the sentence was reduced to life in prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='253'> He was transferred from Evin to Mahshahr Prison upon his request to be closer to his family's residence. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='254'> It was reported that while he suffered from severe physical ailments, he was denied the right to furlough from the Intelligence Ministry. Until now, he has not been allowed the right to furlough. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9767'> According to HRANA, after his sister's death, he was denied furlough to attend her funeral. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9326'> He went on a hunger strike for a few weeks in protest of lack of medical attention and not being transferred from Karoun Prison in Ahvaz to another prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15368'> The Mojahedin Organization’s website reported that Gholam Hossein Kalbi, Ayoub Porkar, and Massoud Massoudi were imprisoned on charges connected with “supporting the MEK.” They are incarcerated in ward 8 (security ward) of Karoun prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='15369'> After Karoun Prison was shut down, the political prisoners were transferred to Sheyban Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9325'> IranWire reported that he has fully lost hearing in his left eye due to an infection. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9765'> His brother, who had finally received permission to visit him after five years, died of a heart attack on the way to prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='9766'> HRANA reported that despite his brother's death, he is still being denied furlough. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26050'> HRANA reported that he is still in Sheyban Prison and his requests for transfer to another prison have received no response. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34639'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%ae%d8%aa%da%af%db%8c-%d8%ba%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%b3%db%8c%d9%86-%da%a9%d9%84%d8%a8%db%8c/'> According to IPA sources, around this date Gholamhossein Kalbi sustained serious burns on his back and neck due to technical problems with the water-heating system in Sheyban Prison. Prison authorities refused to transfer Kalbi to hospital following this incident, and he was denied appropriate treatment for at least four weeks. According to an IPA source, prisoners have repeatedly told the authorities about Sheyban Prison’s water and heating problems but authorities have refused to remedy these issues. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34136'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28245/'> HRANA reported on his latest condition in Sheyban Prison. The report states that after 20 years in prison, Mr. Kalbi is still being denied furlough and serves his life sentence with no freedom in sight. During his time in prison, Mr. Kalbi has lost all the members of his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34640'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%ae%d8%aa%da%af%db%8c-%d8%ba%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%b3%db%8c%d9%86-%da%a9%d9%84%d8%a8%db%8c/'> IPA sources reported that Mr. Kalbi is suffering from ear infection but the prison authorities refuse to send him to a medical center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50075'> <reference source='https://t.me/iranhrs98/40212'> He is still being denied sufficient medical treatment. Iran Human Rights Center reported that despite his ear infection, the prison authorities refuse to send him to a medical center outside the prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50076'> <reference source='https://t.me/iranhrs98/45469'> Iran Human Rights Center reported that he is serving the 23rd year of his life sentence in Sheyban Prison in Ahvaz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51743'> <reference source='https://t.me/KHRO_ORG/67'> He and a number of other political prisoners in Sheiban prison have been denied access to medical services. According to the report, Jaber Sakhravi, Abdolemam Zaeri, Ali Sayahi, Mohammad Ali Amouri, Ali Halafi, Gholam Hossein Kalbi, and Mokhtar Alboshokeh are the prisoners to whom the Sheiban prison authorities refuse to provide adequate and effective medical services and transfer them to medical centers outside the prison. According to this report, Jaber Sakhravi is suffering from MS and two days ago, despite vomiting blood and being transferred to the prison infirmary, he was returned to Ward Five of Sheyban Prison without receiving adequate medical services. Another Arab political prisoner, Ali Sayahi, who is suffering from diabetes and heart disease, has a similar condition, Abdolemam Zaeri is suffering from prostate disease, Mohammad Ali Amouri is suffering from sinusitis and chest injury, Ali Halafi's knee needs urgent surgery. Gholam Hossein Kalbi is suffering from ear infections, tooth problems, and many other diseases, and Mokhtar Alboshokeh is still deprived of access to adequate and effective medical services despite his bad physical condition deteriorating due to an abdominal hernia. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56093'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47164/'> He is serving his 24th year of imprisonment without any leave. HRANA wrote that Gholam Hossein Kalbi recently requested to be transferred to Mahshahr or Tehran prison, but the Ministry of Intelligence did not agree to his request. According to this source, he has tried many times to attend the funerals of his family members over the years, but despite the death of many of his family members, he has not been granted leave. Regarding Mr. Kalbi's physical condition, the source told HRANA that he suffers from various diseases, including blood fat and ear pain, but he is deprived of proper and necessary treatments. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>