Alert! Anarcho-punk prisoner, Jorge Esquivel (Yorch) has been transferred to the General Hospital of Topilejo in southern Mexico City.
Yorch’s health has worsened in recent months due to the lack of medical attention that he has received inside the two prisons where he has been held (Reclusorio Oriente and Reclusorio Sur) for the last three years.
Yorch has been seeking medical attention for months to treat constant and various symptoms. All of his requests have been ignored, or he has been treated with Tylenol.
Now he is facing a complex mix of health conditions that were not addressed until this week, after pressure was applied from the streets on the authorities and the human rights commission.
Yesterday, Saturday, November 1, Yorch was transferred to the General Hospital of Topilejo where he is now facing hospital overcrowding and the lack of doctors on this holiday weekend.
We know that prisons and prison authorities are not interested in the lives of those held captive. However, we will not let up in demanding medical attention and freedom for our compañero.
We call on everyone to be attentive to the situation of our compañero, and to continue the call for immediate medical attention, as well as his freedom. We hold the authorities of the Reclusorio Sur responsible for any harm that Yorch suffers, as well as the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) which we have not forgotten is the institution responsible for Yorch’s imprisonment.
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