Education
Islamic Azad University.
Islamic Azad University.
He also wrote under the pen name Babak Khorramdin. In jail, Ronaghi-Maleki’s health quickly deteriorated and he is in desperate need of an operation in a medical facility outside of prison. Ronaghi-Maleki suffers from heart and kidney problems, yet the prison guards have denied him medical assistance.
When he went on a hunger strike to protest his maltreatment and torture, he was placed in solitary confinement.
He is under intense pressure to make a televised confession of his alleged wrongdoing. On October 3, Ronaghi-Maleki was handed a 15-year prison sentence.
Neither his lawyer nor his family were present for the verdict. Maleki has since developed a kidney disease and undergone at least four operations.
More than 100 of Maleki"s fellow prisoners wrote a letter to the authorities warning that he would die if not provided with appropriate medical care.
Amnesty International designated Ronaghi a prisoner of conscience, stating that he appeared to be "held solely on account of his peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression". The organization called for him to be released immediately and unconditionally.