Amnesty International
Narges Mohammadi was
taken from Tehran’s Evin Prison to the city’s Taleghani Hospital on 1
August, she had suffered partial paralysis for eight hours that day.
Doctors at the hospital advised her that she needed to be examined by a
specialist in order to be treated. Despite this medical recommendation,
she was returned to Evin Prison the next day without receiving
specialized care.
Narges
Mohammadi’s husband, Taghi Rahmani, a refugee in Paris, France, has
said that Narges Mohammadi was also taken to hospital on 27 July after
complaining of lung pains. He said the doctor advised that Narges
Mohammadi needed to be hospitalized for treatment of a possible
pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in her lungs), but she was returned to
prison without receiving adequate care. The next day, prison officials
refused to take her to an appointment with a neurologist for her medical
history of partial paralysis.
As
well as being denied the medical care she requires, Narges Mohammadi is
not allowed to make phone calls to her children, eight-year old twins
who recently moved abroad to live with their father as they had no
caregiver in Iran.
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