Editor’s note: this story was translated from the original VOA Persian article. Human rights activists are warning about the deteriorating health an Iranian doctor jailed for his participation in the 2022 anti-government protests. Voice of Iran’s Detainees and Tavana reported on that Dr. Hamid Ghareh-Hassanlou, a physician and political prisoner held at Yazd Friday Central Prison, has been diagnosed by doctors with serious lung damage. The human rights groups say given his current condition and severe physical weakness, his left lung needs to be removed. According to the reports, despite his critical medical condition, Iranian authorities continue to hold Ghareh-Hassanlou in prison and have taken no effective measures to address his medical needs. Ghareh-Hassanlou, a radiologist, and his wife, Farzaneh Ghareh-Hassanlou, a medical laboratory sciences specialist, were arrested during nationwide protests in 2022 and accused of alleged involvement in the killing of Rouhollah Ajamian, a member of the Basij, a paramilitary volunteer branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The allegation was made despite testimonies and initial statements indicating that Ghareh-Hassanlou had attempted, as a physician, to …