Physical Injury of a Political Prisoner under Torture at Qarveh

Monday, November 29, 2010 10:55pm

HRANA News: Because of physical torture at the Ministry of Intelligence in Qarveh political prisoner Afshin Hossein Panahi, brother of Anwar Hossein Panahi, has lost fifty percent of his vision.

According to HRANA’s media reports, Panahi lost vision in one eye due to pressure from Ministry of Intelligence to do a TV interview against one of the Kurdish parties.

It is not clear now whether his vision impairment is temporary or permanent.

After the physical torture which blinded him, Panahi was transferred to the clinic and one hour later taken back to the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention center in Qarveh.

Panahi was arrested in August 2010 due to the investigation on his brother’s case. Panahi was sentenced to one year in prison.

Ever since his arrest, members of Anwar Hossein Panahi’s family have been summoned and interrogated by security organizations.

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