legs, which go numb and are
getting weaker, so I can only get up with massage and with the help of my cell
mates”. He then asks: “Is this anything but prisoners’ slow death through
physical and mental exhaustion”? He says, if anything happens to him, the
responsibility lies with the judiciary, the prisons’ organisation and the highest
state authorities.

Behnam Ebrahimzadeh has been in prison since June 2010 on a
five-year sentence for union activities. During an assault on political
prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison on 17th June this year, he was among the
prisoners who were severely beaten up and injured and moved to ward 240 of Evin
prison. After massive protests, he was moved back to ward 350 on May Day. On
May 3rd, he was moved to ward 209. Ward 209 is theinterrogation unit of Evin
Prsion in Tehran, run bythe Ministry of
Intelligence. Torture and maltreatment are routinely practised as part of the
interrogations.

We are concerned for Ebrahimzadeh's wellbeing. Since being
moved to Ward 209, he has had only one chance to meet with his family. However,
following this visit, on June 27, the police raided Ebrahimzadeh's home and
took away his personal documents and his son's computer. They threatened his
wife and his 16 year old son, Nima, who is currently under treatment for
leukaemia, a fact that has added to Ebrahimzadeh's psychological distress.

Ebrahimzadeh is a member of the Committee to Pursue the
Establishment of Free Labour Organisations in Iran and a campaigner for
children’s rights. He has been subjected to severe tortures during his
incarceration.

We call on all trade unions and human rights organisations
around the world and all