Reports received from Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz indicate that political prisoner Massoud Jamei, who has been sentenced to death twice, was transferred to solitary confinement after chanting protest slogans inside the prison and is being held under harsh conditions.
According to the Human Rights Society of Iran, the political prisoner is being held in a cell without an air conditioning system despite the extreme heat in Ahvaz. Informed sources have also reported that his head was shaved and that he has been subjected to physical and psychological abuse intended to humiliate him and break his spirit.
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According to the report, Massoud Jamei was transferred to solitary confinement on the orders of prison officials following his protest slogans. Informed sources say that as temperatures have risen in Khuzestan Province, holding him in a cell without air conditioning has heightened concerns about his physical condition.
Sources close to the case also stated that after transferring the political prisoner to solitary confinement, prison agents shaved his head and subjected him to severe physical and psychological pressure. Officials at Sheiban Prison and Iran’s judiciary have not commented on the matter.
According to published reports, he suffers from malignant stomach cancer, liver and kidney failure, high blood pressure, an internal infection, and fatty liver disease. Poor prison conditions and the denial of medical treatment have worsened his illnesses.
Despite repeated warnings about the political prisoner’s health, reports indicate that authorities have so far refused to approve his transfer to medical facilities outside the prison, with the Ahvaz prosecutor and Iran’s security agencies preventing his hospitalization.
Massoud Jamei, an oil well security guard, is married and has four children. He was arrested by Iran’s security forces on August 1, 2023, and after lengthy interrogations was transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz. During the winter of 2024–2025, his wife and three of his children were also tried in the Revolutionary Court of Bavi County on charges including “contact with groups opposed to the regime” and “membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).”
According to a ruling issued by Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Adibi-Mehr, which was formally served on him on July 11, 2025, Massoud Jamei was sentenced to death twice and one year of discretionary imprisonment. The latest reports about his transfer to solitary confinement, torture, and deprivation of basic necessities have further intensified concerns among human rights activists about the condition of the political prisoner.
