Varisheh Moradi, a political prisoner held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, is experiencing severe and potentially life-threatening health complications, with prison authorities consistently denying her necessary medical treatment.
Sources close to Moradi’s family report that she is suffering from intestinal bleeding and intense abdominal pain.
Despite her critical medical condition, prison officials have refused to transfer her to a medical facility outside the prison.
The only reported visit to a medical center resulted in her immediate return to prison without receiving adequate treatment.
A Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced Moradi to death last month on charges of “armed rebellion.”
The court cited her alleged affiliation with the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) as grounds for the sentence.
Throughout the proceedings, Moradi’s legal team faced extensive restrictions.
Her lawyers were denied access to her case file during the final hearing on October 6, as well as in previous sessions.
Moradi herself was not allowed to present a defense in court.
Moradi’s legal troubles began on August 1, 2023, when intelligence security forces abducted her while she was traveling from Marivan to Sanandaj.
According to the Hengaw human rights organization, Moradi endured severe torture at the Sanandaj Intelligence Department’s detention center, including an incident where she reportedly vomited blood and lost consciousness.
After spending five months in solitary confinement in Evin Prison’s Ward 209, controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence, Moradi was transferred to the women’s ward in December 2023.
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