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The health condition of Maryam Gorji, an ailing detainee currently held in Evin Prison and one of the recently arrested protesters, has declined to a point that now poses a grave threat to her life. Medical professionals had already issued a “medical unfitness for imprisonment” order for Maryam Gorji, a directive that legally requires the suspension of her sentence and her immediate transfer to a fully equipped medical facility. Despite this, the judicial authority overseeing her case has not only blocked her release but has imposed an exorbitant bail of five billion tomans, effectively preventing her access to urgently needed treatment. https://tinyurl.com/mpmj6fca

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Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced Ayda Najaflou, an imprisoned Christian convert and prisoner of conscience, to a total of 17 years in prison on three national security-related charges. Her convictions include terms of 10-, 5-, and 2-years’ imprisonment. Under the Iranian regime's sentence-aggregation rules, she will be required to serve the 10-year term as the most severe portion of the combined sentence. Presently, Ayda Najaflou’s health is in critical condition, facing a serious risk of spinal cord injury that could be life-threatening. Her health deteriorated significantly following a fall from a bunk bed and subsequent spinal surgery. https://tinyurl.com/yc37nk38

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The 98th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign saw a widespread hunger strike by prisoners in 55 prisons across Iran. In their weekly statement, the participating hunger strikers added, “Today, the issue of executions in Iran is not a form of punishment, but an organized crime and a systematic violation of the right to life. Families of political prisoners facing death sentences, also held protests, photographs of their loved ones. With chants such as “No to executions,” “Execution never — for anyone,” and “Free our children,” they continued their protest this week and reaffirmed the fundamental right to life, demanding an end to the government’s cycle of violent repression. https://tinyurl.com/23c4ze6s