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Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison, continues to be denied consistent access to specialized medical treatment. Maryam Akbari Monfared, a mother of three daughters, was transferred to Qarchak Prison in November 2024 after serving 15 years of exile imprisonment, in order to begin serving a new two-year sentence on charges of “propaganda against the regime and spreading falsehoods.” The restrictions imposed on her access to medical care and legal counsel constitute a clear violation of prisoners’ fundamental rights and Iran’s international human rights obligations. First arrested in 2009, Maryam Akbari Monfared was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Members of her family were also victims of the mass executions of the 1980s, including the 1988 prison massacre. After Zeynab Jalalian, Maryam is among the longest-held female political prisoners in Iran. https://tinyurl.com/mrx5jphh

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At least 60 female political prisoners are being held in alarmingly inhumane conditions in an underground ward of Evin Prison in Tehran-Iran, according to multiple reports and testimonies from inside Iran. The prisoners have been transferred to a damp basement located approximately 40 steps below ground, where conditions are described as catastrophic and pose serious risks to their physical and mental health. https://tinyurl.com/3xxsrb2d