HRANA –In the evening of September 16th 2010 Mr. Abolfazl Abedini Nasr, the journalist and human rights activist was beaten up in the worst form in Karoon jail of Ahwaz city.
According to the report by HRANA, in this incident an individual named “Ghalandari” the jail staff member, attacked Mr. Abolfazl Abedini and severely harmed him physically. While awaiting in the yard of section 6 of the jail in order to use the bath-room, Mr. Abolfazl Abedini was attacked by the said individual without any excuse. While having tied up his hands and legs with handcuff and chains to a rod in the yard of section 6, Mr. Abolfazl Abedini was beaten up for hours with a green rod. Due to the severity of the blows, Mr. Abedini’s hands and legs are blued and blacked. None of the authorities of Karoon jail take responsibility in answering for the incident.
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