Prisoner Hamidreza Rousta dies following delayed medical care in Shiraz Central Prison

Hengaw – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Hamidreza Rousta, a prisoner serving a sentence for a non-political offense in Shiraz Central Prison, also known as Adelabad Prison, died following a heart-related medical emergency amid inadequate medical care.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Rousta, from Shiraz, died on Thursday, August 20, 2026, after prison authorities delayed providing medical treatment and transferring him to a medical facility.

Rousta was arrested in 2012 on a murder charge stemming from an armed altercation and subsequently transferred to the prison.