Editor's Note: We are trying to learn more about Baquer's situation and will update this story as we learn more. Our prayers are with Baquer and his family.
From CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baquer-namazi-iran-american-surgery-stroke
"In a letter addressed to the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health within the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Human Rights office and obtained by CBS News, 84-year-old Baquer Namazi's U.S.-based lawyers wrote Monday that he requires "immediate surgery for a 95–97% blockage in one of his internal carotid arteries — the pair of main arteries that supply blood to the brain."
Namazi's lawyer, Jared Genser, told reporters on Monday that Namazi's family only learned of his worsening arterial blockage in the past few days. "The situation for Baquer is dire. He requires surgery within the next 7-10 days," Genser said."
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IRAN’S ARBITRARY REFUSAL TO LET HIM LEAVE
POSES GRAVE AND IMMEDIATE RISK TO HIS LIFE
There is now a 95-97% blockage of his right carotid artery and he requires surgery in the next 7-10 days due to the severe risk of having a potentially fatal stroke.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the family of American hostages Baquer and Siamak Namazi issued a desperate public call to President Joe Biden and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to demand Iran let Baquer leave. In addition, their international legal team filed an urgent action appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Physical and Mental Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, in response to new, life-threatening developments in Baquer Namazi’s health.
As a result, Baquer’s medical situation is now dire and life-threatening. New scans have just revealed that blockage in the main arteries to his brain, previously found in 2019, have drastically increased. There is now a 95–97% blockage in his right internal carotid artery (ICA) – one of a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain – as well as significant blockage in the surrounding arteries and veins. Multiple neurologists both in Iran and abroad have advised Baquer to undergo a carotid endarterectomy to remove the blockage as soon as possible – within the next 7 to 10 days at most – due to his severe risk of having a potentially fatal stroke. |
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Baquer Jan, we are very worried By The News of your recent health situation and Hope and pray that you Will get The urgent medical treatment required so that we can soon exchange Salaams. Please stay strong and fight this latest incident with your health. Our prayers are with you and with dear Effy.
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