Asghar Ghatan

Asghar Ghatan

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='9794'> At 14 he was arrested for the first time. According to HRANA, besides this time, he was, also, incarcerated in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and the first decade of the 2000, </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='3080'> He was arrested. During his incarceration he was severely tortured. He was beaten so severely with a cable that his eyesight regressed drastically, from a 0.5+ to +6 prescription strength. He was sentenced to six years by the court and was incarcerated in Ghesel Hesar Prison. He was also tortured during this period using techniques such as sleep deprivation for as long as one week. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='3081'> He was attacked by plain-clothes officers in the street and was subject to severe beatings by them, so much so that he was taken to the hospital and into surgery, where pieces of his intestines and bowels had to be removed. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='3082'> He was arrested in his residence and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. He was transferred to Ghamar-e Bani Hashem Hospital due to pain and discomfort during his interrogation. He was later returned to Ward 209 and was released on bail shortly after in order to be hospitalized. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='3083'> He was transferred to Ward 350 of Evin Prison. During his incarceration he has dealt with multiple illnesses . His family is in bad financial shape. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='3131'> He was released on medical leave after posting bail of 400 million tomans. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='9793'> Exiled to Rajaei Shahr prison </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='6348'> It was reported that he was allowed to leave the prison on furlough </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='6766'> He was returned to Rajaee Shahr Prison upon completion of his furlough </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='9796'> HRANA reported that his health is in grave condition and, until now, a warrant of unfitness to serve his term has been issued. The report maintains that even though “Mr. Ghatan takes, around, 30 painkillers every day on the doctor’s orders and has heart problems, diabetes, high blood pressure, migraines a kidney and bowel problems”, the security apparatus will not accept the ‘unfitness serve his term’ verdict. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='13335'> HRANA published a long list of the illnesses, needs, and medicine of Mr. Ghatan. According to this report, he takes 38 pills a day </coverage-outsourcing>