Hamzeh Savari Lafteh

Hamzeh Savari was arrested in 2004 when he was 19 years old and sentenced to death by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court. This sentence was eventually changed to life imprisonment. Two of his brothers were executed in connection with his case.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='2756'> He was arrested. His brothers were also arrested shortly after. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2757'> He was transferred to the Shiraz Intelligence Ministry's lock-up. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2760'> He and his brothers were tried in Branch 1 of Ahvaz Revolutionary court, presided by Judge Shaabani. They were sentenced to execution on charges of "Attempts against national security, enmity against God, and corruption on Earth". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2767'> The prosecution of the defendants' attorneys sparked a protest from the United Nation's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2758'> His brothers' death sentences were implemented in Ahvaz. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='16132'> Amnesty International announced in a statement that Rasoul Ali Mazrae, Hamzeh Savari, Zamel Bavi, Abdolemam Zaeri, Nazem Barihi, and Ahmad Marmazi are all in solitary confinement, on death row, awaiting execution in Karoon Prison. Rasoul Ali Mazrae has been declared a member of Ahvaz Freedom Organization, who has been recognized as a refugee in Syria by the UN Commission for Refugees. But has been sent to Iran on pressure from the Iranian government. The statement also informs that of those arrested five were indicted for the crime of sedition, and the others for the crime of “acting against national security,” possession of handmade bombs, cheating in the petrol rationings, carrying of bombs in the Ahvaz bombings of 2005. According to the statement, Nazem Boubehi was arrested before in 2000, and condemned to 35 years in prison for the crime of sedition. However he appeared on Iranian TV alongside the nine who were arrested after the bombing incidents in Ahvaz, to confess. Zamel Bavi was also arrested for the crime of possessing seven bombs in his home </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2759'> His death sentence was overturned and he was sentenced to life in prison. This was relayed to him in Karoun Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2764'> He was transferred to Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj on his own request. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2762'> He was transferred to Sina Hospital in Tehran to receive treatment. He was sent to the hospital a total of four times during his incarceration, twice from Karoun Prison and twice from Rajaee Shahr Prison. According to the defendant, in the future he will try his best to avoid asking for treatment outside of prison due to the disrespectful and demeaning treatment he receives while exiting the prison and during his medical care. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='2761'> He began a hunger strike alongside 14 other political prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison in protest of the sudden transfer of Saeed Abedini, Mostafa Eskandari, and Khaled Hardani, three political prisoners in Hall 12 of Rajaee Shahr Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='12035'> In a letter to Asma Jahangir, he and 19 other prisoners of Rajayi Shahr expressed their concerns about Saeed Shirzad's conditions. The letter is documented in the Supporting Evidence section of Saeed Shirzad's page </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19467'> After the collective transfer of the political and ideological/religious prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison to a new ward, a number of them began a hunger strike.This widespread hunger strike led to the prison guards and staff’s mistreatment of prisoners’ families, threatening of prisoners, putting prisoners in solitary confinement and withholding medical treatment and medicines. The collective protest was met with the media reaction of the judiciary, and the support of human rights organizations and some of the civil and political activists. Because some of the prisoner terminated their strike sooner and some of them were, also, transferred to solitary cells, the list of names changed during the period of the hunger strike, but in general, the names of prisoners who partook in the hunger strike, whose names have been confirmed by verified lists, are as follows: Majid Asadi, Jafar Eghdami, Saeed Shirzad, Saeed Masouri, Shahin Zoghitabar, Reza Akbari Monfared, Abolghasem Fouladvand, Hasan Sadeghi, Reza Shahabi, Mohammad Nazari, Payam Shakiba, Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi, Mohammal Ali Mansouri, Ebrahim Firouzi, Amir Ghaziani, Hamzeh Savari, Khaled Hardani, Vahid Sayad Nasiri, Hamid Babaei, Zanyar Moradi, Loghman Moradi, Houshang Rezaei and Saeed Pourheydar. Among them Saeed Shirzad, Reza Shahabi, and Mohammad Nazari’s hunger strike lasted longer than 50 days.The last two, had continued their hunger strike in protest to the situation of their own cases </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30941'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/45057.htm'> He is suffering from several types of complications after 15 years; in addition to kidney and urinary tract disease, he has bone and backache problems </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35085'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29254/'> HRANA wrote that the medical doctor of the prison recently said that Hamzeh Savari probably suffered from a blockage of the heart arteries and should be taken to the hospital for a specialized examination. According to HRANA's source, Amin Vaziri, the assistant in charge of political prisoners, prevented his transfer to the hospital. In the last 20 days, the symptoms of his lung disease have also intensified. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36713'> According to IPA, after 17 years, he is still in prison without leave. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36948'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31895/'> According to HRANA, in spite of several medical problems, including a lump in the knee area, lumbar disc, spine problems, and varicocele, Hamzeh Savari is deprived of medical treatment due to the obstruction of the prison authorities and the opposition of Amin Vaziri. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45075'> Hamzeh Savari is still being deprived of medical services in Gohardasht prison. According to an IPA source, despite suffering from respiratory problems, severe pains in the spine, a tumor in the knee area, and the aggravation of his illness in prison, he is still denied access to Adequate and effective medical services. This is done with the direct intervention of the judicial authorities overseeing the prison and the Gohardasht prison authorities. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51200'> <reference source='https://t.me/LaVoixDesPrisonniers/2423'> According to the Dadkhahan Dar Band, Hamzeh Savari is in the 18th year of his prison term. He is still incarcerated in Gohar Dasht Karaj prison without leave and in inhumane conditions. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51777'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41168/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> Quoting an informed source, HRANA wrote that Hamzeh Savari Lafteh contracted a lung disease in prison and was deprived of proper medical attention. This informed source further added that last year, after the death of Mr. Savari's mother, the authorities did not agree to his leave request to participate in the funeral ceremony. Soheil Arabi, a former political prisoner, also wrote about Mr. Savari's lung disease. Mr. Savari does not smoke, but he contracted this disease due to the improper ventilation of the prison and the limited hours of yard time. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53110'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43325/'> The prison officers violently removed Saeed Masouri, Afshin Baymani, Hamzeh Savari, Hossein Gachlou, Masoudreza Ebrahiminejad, Loghman Aminpour, Saman Yasin (Saidi), Mohammad Shafie and Motalleb Ahmadian from Evin prison. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, the officers of Evin Prison entered Ward 8 with violence, handcuffed and tied them, and without having time to collect their personal belongings, took them to Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. According to this report, Nayeri, the judge in charge of security prisoners, ordered the transfer of these 9 people, and the prison officials moved them on the order of Farzadi, the warden of Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53109'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/17574'> The Coordinating Council of Teachers' Union Organizations of Iran published a report on the latest situation of political prisoners exiled to Ghezal Hesar Prison and announced details about the unexpected transfer: > The transfer of these prisoners from Evin prison was done without prior notice and by deception and under various pretexts. This process of exile was done by resorting to handcuffs and shackles, as well as using violence, threats, and insults. This transfer was done while the names of these prisoners were not recorded in the books of Ghezal Hesar prison. According to the head of this prison, there is no way to accept these people." According to this report, all the exiles are kept in the Safe Ward of Ghezal Hesar prison, which is reserved for the punishment of prisoners, and due to the lack of minimum security in this ward, the exiled have to be on guard 24/7 to prevent the cell door from being closed and blocked. Based on the information published in the report of the Coordination Council, The Safe Ward lacks any cooking facilities and stores for shopping. As a sign of protest, the exiled prisoners refused to accept prison food from the first day of transfer, and due to the impossibility of cooking, during the past few days, the food of these prisoners has been limited to tea and biscuits. Also, this section lacks basic facilities such as drinking water and hot water for bathing. While announcing these matters, the Coordination Council added: > The exiled prisoners did not have any access to fresh air and were kept in a closed environment without ventilation for 24 hours. Apart from these cases, exiled prisoners are deprived of telephone as usual, and they are also denied the minimum facilities for treatment and health. The Coordination Council also wrote that the head of the Prisons Organization, Hayat al-Gheeb, was present at the prison of the exiled prisoners yesterday and emphasized that the transfer was done by his order. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56421'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/letters/a-928/'> In a letter detailing how he and his companions were transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison, Hamzeh Savari described this prison as a "terrible slaughterhouse" and warned that one should "wait for a human catastrophe to occur". In this letter, the full text of which has been published by HRANA, Mr. Savari has confirmed that prisoners of all ages, political prisoners, those awaiting execution, and "dangerous prisoners" are all kept together and "the lives of all prisoners are in constant danger in the strict sense of the word." He also pointed to the role of Hedaytollah Farzadi, the warden of Evin Prison, in their transfer to Ghezel Hesar, and added that on his orders, they were "forcefully" handcuffed and bound and put on their bus. Mr. Savari has written that as soon as he arrived at Ghezel Hesar prison, "he could smell the stench coming from this prison". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56423'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/3amcxxtv'> Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi and the authorities of the prisons organization prevented Hamzeh Savari from being sent to the hospital for treatment. According to IranWire, Hamzeh Savari was diagnosed with Baker's cyst on the back of his right knee five years ago, and during this time, due to the deliberate delay of the prison authorities in treating him, this cyst has grown and moved under the tendon of his leg which has led to severe pain in his leg. According to this report, in addition, Mr. Savari has been suffering from varicocele since 11 years ago. IranWire has written in this regard: > 9 years ago, Hamzeh Savari underwent surgery once due to varicocele and was sent to a medical center, but this disease has recurred three years ago. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56855'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/6633/'> Iran Human Rights Organization wrote that the officials of the Ghezal Hesar prison in Karaj, have denied at least four of the sick political prisoners in this prison from transfer to hospital. The prisoner, Ahmadreza Haeri, Afshin Baymani, Hamzeh Savari and Meisam Dehbanzadeh, have been "deliberately and discriminately" denied from transfer to the hospital. Iran Human Rights Organization wrote: > Ahmedreza Haeri needs an eye specialist. Afshin Baymani should have had a heart operation a few months ago, but no one is willing to send him to the hospital and he is in a serious and dangerous condition. Meisam Dehbanzadeh should be sent to medical centers for emergency surgery. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>