Lebanese national and permanent US resident Nizar Zakka, a 49-year-old businessman and information communications technology (ICT) expert who has been detained for nearly a year in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has several health conditions, including severe back pain, and has found blood in his stools. His family have said that he has lost a significant amount of weight and become very weak. Despite this, the authorities have refused to provide him with medical care, including his medication and examinations for the blood found in his stools.
Please write immediately in English, Persian, Arabic, French, Spanish or your own language:
- Calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately provide Nizar Zakka with any specialized medical treatment he needs, including outside prison;
- Urging them to release him immediately unless he is charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence (that does not punish him for his legitimate work with ICT organizations) and tried in an ordinary court in proceedings that meet international fair trial standards;
- Calling on them to allow him regular contact with his lawyer and visits from and phone calls with his family, and to allow him to communicate with Lebanese consular officials.
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani
Salutation: Your Excellency
President
Hassan Rouhani
Salutation: Your Excellency
And copies to:
Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations
Dr. Nawaf Salam
866 United Nations Plaza, Room 531-533, New York, NY 10017
Fax: +1 212 838 2819
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