Exclusive: 5-Day Medical Leave Granted for Shakila Monfared, Political Prisoner Held in Evin

A source close to the family of Shakila Monfared, a political prisoner, reported that this constitutional monarchist activist has been granted a 5-day medical leave. The source informed the Persian section of Voice of America that Shakila Monfared must return to Evin Prison on July 7 after her medical leave ends. According to this informed source, despite the right to three days of leave per month for this prisoner, prison authorities often oppose granting her leave. So far, several prisoners have died due to lack of medical care or delays in treatment in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. According to the latest monthly report by HRANA on human rights violations in Iran, prisoners have faced a lack of medical attention in at least 41 cases. Amnesty International reported in a 2022 report that at least 96 prisoners died in the 1990s in Iran, citing 'preventing or delaying the emergency transfer of prisoners to hospitals' as one of the main reasons for these deaths. Shakila Monfared has been imprisoned for about four years on charges such as 'propaganda against the regime' and 'insulting Islamic sanctities' and is sentenced to an additional five years in prison due to 'case fabrication' during her imprisonment. This constitutional monarchist political prisoner was sentenced to 12 months in prison for the third time in a case that was formed while she was serving her sentence in prison. The organization 'Front Line Defenders' has called for the immediate release of Taher Naqvi, a imprisoned lawyer. Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, stated from prison that she will not participate in the elections of the illegitimate government. A message from a female political prisoner to the rivals of Raisi's succession: 'The oppressor will never reach their destination.' Temporary release of Siros Fathi, a labor activist in Rasht.