Unable to Move His Arm, Iranian Political Prisoner Arash Sadeghi Denied Hospitalization for Infected Biopsy Wound
(Payvand Iran News)

Arash Sadeghi, a political prisoner in Iran, has lost the ability to move his right arm due to an infection on his shoulder that has been left untreated in Rajaee Shahr Prison, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. `;After the biopsy, the assigned doctor prescribed monthly hospital visits to check his tumor and stop its growth,`; said the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity for security reasons. `;But the head of Rajaee Shahr Prison always comes up with some excuse to prevent Sadeghi`s transfer to the hospital. -CHRI