An inmate named Nader (Sasan) Jameshourani died of a stroke on 29 November 2025 in Dizel-Abad Prison in Kermanshah. According to available information, his death resulted directly from lack of essential medical care and severe delays in transferring him to a hospital.
Nader (Sasan) Jamashourani, a resident of the village of Jamashouran in Kermanshah Province, had been arrested nearly twenty years ago on charges of “theft” and sentenced to a long prison term. He died despite repeatedly warning about the deterioration of his health and experiencing severe pain and persistent physical weakness in the period leading up to the incident.
Case Background
Jamashourani had spent almost two decades in Dizel-Abad Prison. He suffered from chronic medical problems for years, and according to fellow inmates, his condition worsened significantly in recent months. Despite repeated warnings, prison authorities limited their response to superficial medication and painkillers, without providing any meaningful diagnostic evaluation or specialist care.
The Event: Stroke and a Fatal Delay in Treatment
According to accounts from inside the prison, Jameshourani exhibited clear symptoms of a stroke on the day of the incident. However, his transfer to the prison clinic or an outside hospital was severely delayed. By the time he was finally taken to a medical center outside the prison, his condition had deteriorated so critically that resuscitation was no longer possible.
This pattern—ignoring warning signs, providing inadequate treatment, and delaying medical transfer—has been repeatedly documented in prisons across the country and has contributed to numerous deaths in recent years.
Human Impact and Family Concerns
Jamashourani’s family had previously expressed serious concern about his declining health to prison officials. They emphasize that his death was “entirely preventable” and believe that timely medical intervention could have saved his life. Fellow inmates also confirm that his condition had become visibly alarming in recent weeks.
Responsibility of Prison Authorities
Under both international standards and domestic regulations, prisons are required to safeguard the health of detainees and provide adequate medical services. Delays in medical transfer, failure to respond to evident symptoms, and insufficient treatment may constitute criminal negligence resulting in death.
In this case, available evidence indicates that critical medical care was not provided during the hours leading up to Jamashourani’s stroke, and this failure directly contributed to his death.
A Recurrent Pattern of Medical Deprivation
Jamashourani’s death reflects a broader and deeply alarming pattern of medical neglect in prisons under the ruling regime in Iran. Chronic shortages of physicians, lack of proper medication, prolonged delays in medical transfers, and structural indifference to inmates’ health have created conditions in which sick or elderly prisoners face a growing risk of preventable death.
Families of prisoners frequently refer to these cases as “deaths that should never have occurred.”
Human Rights Dimensions
The death of Nader (Sasan) Jameshourani highlights violations of several fundamental rights, including:
- The right to life
- The right to physical and mental health
- The right to access medical care during detention
Failure to uphold these rights places direct responsibility on prison authorities and higher-level institutions.
Conclusion and Call for Investigation
Following the incident, the family and relatives of Jameshourani have called for an independent investigation, a full official report, and accountability of those responsible. His death stands as a stark example of the ongoing crisis of medical neglect in prisons—one that, if left unaddressed, will continue to endanger the lives of many others.
