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Mehdi Karroubiâ€™s health seriously deteriorated

23 October 2013 08:26 (UTC +04:00)

Mehdi Karroubi’s physical health is very critical due to confinement in a closed space for nearly 1,000 days without proper access to sunlight and fresh air. Because of the lack of sunlight his bones are softening, and the lack of fresh air is adversely impacting his digestive system and his heart.

The Campaign calls on President Hassan Rouhani, as the head of the National Security Council and the official in charge of the cases of the three leading dissidents under house arrest—Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Zahra Rahnavard—to immediately provide the conditions necessary for their release.

Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Zahra Rahnavard are political critics who have been under extrajudicial house arrest since February 14, 2011, without being informed of their charges.