Medical neglect in Kermanshah Central Prison kills Nader Jameh-Shourani

Hengaw — Sunday, November 30, 2025

A prisoner at Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah (Kermashan), Nader Jameh-Shourani, died after authorities failed to provide urgent medical treatment and delayed his transfer to hospital.

According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Jameh-Shourani, a 42-year-old resident of Mahidasht district, suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Despite clear signs of a medical emergency, prison officials did not transfer him to medical care in time, leading to his death.

Jameh-Shourani had earlier been arrested on the charge of “theft” and was serving a prison sentence in Dizelabad Prison.