The record for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was updated.
Status: Temp/Medical leave
Prison: n/a
Notes:
Born 1986. Well-known blogger, IT enthusiast and strong advocate against cyber censorship. 13 Dec 2009: Arrested with his elder brother Hasan and sent to Evin 2-A (IRGC) Transferred to general ward of Evin prison after one year in solitary confinement 21 May 2010: Starts hunger strike 24 May 2010: placed in solitary 29 May 2010: Ends hunger strike 30 May 2010: 3rd visit 15 Jul 2010: Begins hunger strike 22 Jul 2010: Stops hunger strike 27 Jul 2010: Banned from phone calls 29 Aug 2010: Temporary detention extended once more despite $300,000 bail posted 03 Oct 2010: Received announcement of the verdict of 15 years prison - Trial was held without lawyer 05 Oct 2010: Begins hunger strike to protest verdict 1 Dec 2010: Sentenced to 15 years plus 4.5 years 05 Dec 2010: Sentence upheld by Appeals 20 Dec 2010: Transferred to Evin 350 21 Dec 2010: 1st visit of family 27 Jan 2011: In serious need of medical attention, possible surgery. 14 Feb 2011: Meets his family 20 Apr 2011: Transferred to hospital in Tehran with hand & leg cuffs for a kidney transplant. 27 Apr 2011: Prison authorities want to send him back to prison solitary against doctors advise; he begins a hunger strike to protest. 09 May 2011: Back to Evin 8 Jun 2011: Sentence of 19.5 years upheld by appeal court 10 Jun 2011: Allowed out of Evin prison for surgery. Leave granted until 18 Jun 2011. Returned to prison 07 Jul 2011: Unwell again. 16 Aug 2011: Severely beaten by guards after a visit by family 23 Aug 2011: Back to hospital from Evin prison. Source: http://www.11esfand.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=375:1&catid=35:1389-01-15-10-38-59&Itemid=53 24 Oct 2011: Transferred to hospital after several days when he refused to take his medicines to obtain proper medical care. 31 Oct 2011: Back in Evin after undertaking kidney surgery. 03 Dec 2011: Transferred to hospital outside Evin. http://t.co/PPTYaQ7y 10 Dec 2011: Begins hunger strike to protest denial of medical furlough 17 Dec 2011: Stops his hunger strike after his inmates in Evin 350 threatened http://t.co/QSjIEtue 19 Jan 2012: Transferred to Hasheminejad hospital to undergo 5th surgery http://t.co/VP934R0Q 24 Jan 2012: Returned to Evin prison from hospital. Source: http://sabzgush.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-post_3993.html
AKA Babak Khorramdin
Sentence: 19.5 years
Location/Home Town: Malekan
Faith or Ethnicity: Azeri
Occupation or Activity: Blogger, Human Rights Activist
Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
