Both brothers were charged with being the leaders of this movement and were tortured for months in the notorious Towhid Prison. Akbar Mohammadi was originally sentenced to death, however due to great international pressure his sentence was reduced to 15 years in prison.
Because of the prolonged torture he had been subjected to, Mr. Mohammadi suffered from very serious health problems. In late July of 2006 he went on a hunger strike to protest the conditions under which he was being imprisoned. On August 2nd 2006 he died under very suspicious circumstances in Evin Prison, while on a hunger strike. Many believe that he was murdered by Regime Agents in prison, there has never been a satisfactory explanation for the cause of his death.
It must be noted that at the time Akbar Mohammadi started his hunger strike another “so called” former political prisoner Akbar Ganji organized a hunger strike in the United States. Even though Gangi knew that Mr. Mohammadi was on hunger strike at the same time, he refused to mention Mr. Mohammadi’s name among the names of political prisoners he was supporting. He named a number of well known reformist prisoners instead. Akbar Mohammadi died during the same time Mr. Gangi was on a “hunger strike” supposedly in support of political prisoners in Iran.
I have always believed that the real reason behind Akbar Ganji’s hunger strike was to take away all media attention and public attention away from Akbar Mohammadi’s hunger strike, and allow the Regime to kill Mr. Mohammadi, while all eyes were on Akbar Ganji.
I was forwarded this article written by Basir Nasibi, who compares Akbar Mohamadi’s situation in prison to Akbar Ganji’s. He really draws a difference between what many Iranians call Hotel Evin versus the Evin Prison.
In loving memory of Akbar Mohammadi, he will never be forgotten.
Down with the Islamic Regime in Iran
Long Live Freedom in Iran
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of Akbar Mohammadi’s suspicious death in the notorious Evin Prison. Akbar Mohammadi was arrested along with his brother Manouchehr Mohammadi during the pro democracy student protests in July 9th 2006.
