Narges Mohammadi's Report from Evin Prison; Increased Pressure on Female Prisoners and Deteriorating Health Conditions

In a message published on Narges Mohammadi's related Instagram and Telegram accounts, the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate reported from prison that in recent days, 13 out of 61 political female prisoners held in Evin Prison have been deprived of their right to make phone calls by security-judicial authorities. The report, which contains statistics and information about the physical condition and ages of the imprisoned women, emphasizes that among the 61 political female prisoners in Evin, 19 are in temporary detention without a definitive sentence and are in a state of uncertainty, some facing serious charges. According to Narges Mohammadi, five of these 19 women—Parvin Mirasan, Arghavan Fallahi, Farahnaz Nikkhou, Elaheh Mohammadi, and Niloufar Hamadi—have spent over a year in 'temporary detention.' Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamadi, journalists for the Ham-Mihan and Shargh newspapers, were arrested last year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the 'Guidance Patrol' and her funeral, and were sentenced to long-term imprisonment by the primary court. According to a message that Narges Mohammadi conveyed from inside the prison, among the 61 political-ideological female prisoners in Evin, there are 4 women over 70 years old and 10 women over 60 years old. The report indicates that 3 women have a history of cancer, 7 women suffer from heart diseases, 4 women have severe bone and joint diseases, and 3 women are afflicted with 'incurable' diseases such as lupus, Parkinson's, tumors, and strokes. A few days ago, Narges Mohammadi's Instagram account, which belongs to the imprisoned human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, reported on a visit by several judicial officials of the Islamic Republic to the women's ward of Evin Prison, stating that the officials fled after the female prisoners reacted and chanted slogans. According to a text published on this account, this incident occurred during a visit on the sixth of Dey, when judges from the Revolutionary Court and judicial officials of the Islamic Republic visited Evin Prison. The account emphasized that 'the Revolutionary Court judges and officials of the Islamic Republic came to the women's ward to take requests from the prisoners but were faced with a people's court held by the female prisoners and fled.' Narges Mohammadi, who is currently imprisoned in Evin, is the second Iranian woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded twenty years ago in 2003 to Shirin Ebadi, a lawyer and human rights activist. Part of the program on the last page includes the opinions and statements of Narges Mohammadi's husband and her own views. The last page discusses the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi and its controversies, the deprivation of three detained female journalists from visitation due to their singing of protest songs, and the reception of Evin female prisoners towards judicial officials with the slogan 'Death to the Islamic Republic.'