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There are grave concerns today for the health of Iranian political prisoner Abdollah Momeni, who is suffering cardiac complications and back problems, the Jaras opposition website reports.

Abdollah Momeni during a court appearance 

Momeni, a spokesman for the student organization Advar-e Takim-e Vahdat, was hospitalized twice in the past month for health complications, Jaras reports.

The report adds that Momeni is in critical condition, made worse by the lack of facilities at Ward 350 in Evin Prison, where he is being held with no chance of furlough.

Momeni was arrested in June 2009 in the aftermath of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election, which led to widespread protests and a violent government retaliation.