In the early morning of Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Amir Shahbazi, 37 years outdated, tragically took his personal life in a solitary cell in Urmia Central Prison by ingesting capsules. Due to delays in getting him to the hospital, he finally handed away.
According to a dependable supply, Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) was knowledgeable that Amir Shahbazi had been moved to solitary confinement in Urmia Central Prison on the directive of jail authorities, following the invention of a cell phone in his possession. The inmate had beforehand said that he would take his personal life if positioned in solitary confinement.
At 2 am on Wednesday, January 17, guards found his suicide try, however sadly, they didn’t promptly switch him to the hospital. Tragically, he succumbed to his accidents shortly thereafter.
Mr. Shahbazi was a local of Urmia and was arrested in 2016 on theft costs. After enduring months of uncertainty in Urmia Prison, he was sentenced by the native legal court docket to have his proper hand’s 4 fingers amputated. He had spent over 7 years in incarceration.