Evin Guard's Assault on Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Taghi Rahmani Reports Narges Mohammadi's 'Respiratory Attack'

Following the news of the Evin prison guard's attack on female political prisoners and Narges Mohammadi's 'heart attack', Taghi Rahmani, her husband, wrote on X: 'According to reports from Narges's fellow inmates, she did not suffer a heart attack, but rather experienced a respiratory attack and severe pain due to the guards' blows to her chest, and several other female prisoners were also injured.' The Iran Human Rights Campaign expressed serious concern on Thursday, August 9, about the 'escalation of violence' against female political prisoners in Iran, reporting that following the Evin guard's attack, 17 of these political prisoners were injured, and Narges Mohammadi also suffered a heart attack. This statement was issued after the Evin prison guards attacked these prisoners on Tuesday, August 8, and states that at least 17 female political prisoners, including Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, were violently attacked by prison guards following their 'protest against the unjust execution of Reza Rasayi, a political prisoner.' According to information obtained by the Persian section of Voice of America, Heydarollah Farzadi, the head of Evin prison, ordered the guards to attack the female political prisoners' ward on the evening of Tuesday, August 8, and was present during the attack, verbally abusing them. An informed source told Voice of America on Thursday that the attack occurred after the female prisoners staged a sit-in on Tuesday morning upon learning of Reza Rasayi's execution. The source noted that the news of Rasayi's execution had a negative impact on the female political prisoners, causing the sister of Mujahid Korkor, a political prisoner sentenced to death, to faint. The informed source also stated that at least seven political prisoners were injured, and most of the prisoners' faces and heads were targeted during the Evin guards' attack. The intensity of the assault was such that two political prisoners named Nasrin Javadi and Sarvnaz Ahmadi suffered seizures and lost consciousness, and several prisoners were given intravenous fluids. The source added that most prisoners' bodies were bruised following the Evin guards' attack. The Iran Human Rights Campaign stated that Evin prison officials had previously refused to release Narges Mohammadi despite numerous requests from her lawyer and doctor for medical reasons, and called for the immediate release of Ms. Mohammadi and other female political prisoners who were attacked on Tuesday. This human rights organization emphasized that they must receive appropriate medical care. The campaign's statement points out that Iranian officials have a documented and notorious history of political prisoners suffering due to mistreatment and deprivation of medical care. The Iran Human Rights Campaign stated that 'this inhuman situation cannot continue, and immediate action is necessary to prevent further harm to prisoners.' The statement emphasized that judicial and prison officials of the Islamic Republic are responsible for ensuring the safety of prisoners, but they have regularly failed to fulfill their obligations, and in many cases, political prisoners are punished by being deprived of leave and limited access to medical care. The Iran Human Rights Campaign: 17 female prisoners were injured in the Evin guards' attack. Exclusive; the direct role of the head of Evin prison in suppressing protests by female political prisoners. Deprivation of prisoners' right to treatment; Ahmadian's case despite 'severe chest pain and lung infection' was not sent to the hospital. Exclusive; details of the suppression of protests by female prisoners in Vakilabad; informed source: protesters were 'crucified' on the bed. Exclusive; details of the Evin prison guards' attack on the female political prisoners' ward. Protests by female prisoners in Evin against the execution of Reza Rasayi; prisoners chanted 'Death to the executioner regime.' Prince Reza Pahlavi following Reza Rasayi's execution: 'Khamenei is a tyrant' taking revenge on the humiliation from the Iranian people. The European Union in response to Reza Rasayi's execution: the Islamic Republic must immediately end the execution of protesters. Reactions to Reza Rasayi's execution: as long as the Islamic Republic remains, 'poverty, execution, and torture' will continue.