Coronavirus in the women's ward of Evin Prison; Niloufar Bayani and three other prisoners test positive for coronavirus

Niloufar Bayani, an environmental activist imprisoned in Iran, was transferred to the quarantine ward of Evin Prison after contracting the coronavirus.

According to the Emtaed news website, after imprisoned environmental activist Niloufar Bayani and three other prisoners in the women's ward of Evin Prison tested positive for the coronavirus, they were taken for PCR testing on Thursday, August 28, due to symptoms of the disease. These prisoners have been transferred to prison quarantine.

The report also continues: "Over the past two weeks, more than half of the prisoners in the women's ward of Evin Prison have been on leave due to contracting the coronavirus."

Voice of America previously reported that female prisoners in Iran had contracted the coronavirus. In late July, photojournalist and women's rights activist Alia Motabalzadeh said in a telephone interview from inside the women's political prisoners' ward that the prisoners were facing inadequate conditions and lacked access to proper facilities. In a telephone interview with her wife, Sadra Abdollahi, she called the situation inside the ward critical.

Niloufar Bayani, a imprisoned environmental activist, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to 10 years in prison and the forfeiture of funds received on charges of "collaborating with the United States."