Ali Bikas, student activist in critical condition in prison denied medical leave

Student Committee in Defense of Political Prisoners

There are reports that a member of the Student Committee in Defense of Political Prisoners is in critical condition in prison. Ali Bikas is suffering from a serious illness because of the pressure and unsanitary conditions in prison and according to medics, he needs urgent treatment outside of prison.
Bikas was arrested on June 14, 2009, only two days after the presidential elections in Iran by security forces and was sentenced to 7 years of prison by the 24th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
This human rights activist is currently waiting on the sentence of a court of review and has not been allowed a leave from prison as yet.
Ali Bikas has a PhD in history and was also active in the journalistic field. He has helped political prisoners who were less well known in the past few years and has been under severe pressure for cooperating with the Student Committee in Defense of Political Prisoners.