As a result of the authorities' torture, Babak Karimi's leg fractured.

Babak Karimi, an Eyvan city resident, recently suffered a broken leg bone while detained for the fourth month and tortured.

22 January 2023 13:41

 

Hengaw: January 22, 2023

Babak Karimi, an Eyvan city resident, recently suffered a broken leg bone while detained for the fourth month and tortured.

According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Babak Karimi, 32 years old and from Eyvan city in Ilam province, was subjected to four months of torture and interrogation by government institutions on the charge of "leading protests" and "encouraging the removal of the hijab."

According to informed sources in Eyvan, this man suffered a fracture in his leg after hanging upside down from the ceiling in the intelligence department detention centers.

Hengaw has learned that the authorities have threatened and put pressure on Babak Karimi's family to prevent them from speaking to the public about the case of Babak's interrogation and torture.

Babak Karimi has been arrested since the beginning of the uprisings in September 2023, and after being transferred to prison once, he has been returned to the Ilam Intelligence Detention Center.

Currently, this detained man urgently needs medical treatment and care. So far, he has been deprived of the right to access a lawyer, visits, and even medical treatment.


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