Transfer of political prisoner "Zohre Sarv" to solitary confinement

Political prisoner "Zohre Sarv" was transferred to solitary confinement after returning from a court session.

Zohreh Sarv, 40, was a political prisoner imprisoned in Evin Prison who was transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin in recent days with extreme violence. She has been in prison for more than three and a half years, lost her sick mother and was also diagnosed with cancer in prison, for which she has unfortunately been denied the right to treatment.

Zohreh was active in cyberspace under the username "Mahfar" when she was arrested by security forces in early October 1401 and transferred to the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center. After extensive interrogations, she was first transferred to the Evin Women's Ward and then to Qarchak Prison in Varamin, but in May 1403, she was returned to Evin Prison along with several other political prisoners.

He had a previous arrest and conviction history, and was sentenced to six years in prison. After accepting a retrial and a re-examination, his sentence was confirmed. He had previously been sentenced to seven years in prison by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court on charges of "social, collusion, and propaganda against the system."

In October 1403, Zohreh Sarv's request for parole was rejected for the umpteenth time, even though, including the days of detention, she had served more than a third of her sentence.

According to published reports, a retrial and retrial of Zohreh's case was held on Monday, July 6. She refused to wear the mandatory hijab during the hearing, which was met with a strong reaction from the court security officers. After the court session ended and she returned to prison, she was transferred to solitary confinement as a punishment.

Prison officials told her that she would be held in solitary confinement for 15 days. Ms. Sarvo also went on a hunger strike in protest of this action. Her transfer to solitary confinement comes at a time when women prisoners in Evin normally experience stressful and extremely poor conditions in prison.

Their transfer to Qarchak Varamin prison after the Israeli-Iranian war also added to their stress, while prisoners should have been given leave during wartime. In addition to all these issues, they are also under pressure to comply with mandatory veiling in order to attend court hearings, which is also an insult to the human dignity and character of women.