IRAN - Female Prisoners in Evin

IRAN - Female Prisoners in Evin

January 29, 2025:

January 29, 2025 - IRAN. Female Prisoners in Evin
Report on 76 female political and security prisoners
This report provides an updated list and the latest status of 76 female political and security prisoners, 68 of whom are currently held in Evin Prison, while 8 others have been granted temporary leave. Judge Iman Afshari has played a significant role in issuing sentences, having ruled on at least 33 cases, while Judge Abolghasem Salavati has issued verdicts for at least 17 of these prisoners. These two judges were also responsible for the death sentences of Varisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi.
As of the time of this report, 68 women remain incarcerated in Evin’s general and quarantine wards, while 8 prisoners—Narges Mohammadi, Samaneh Nowruz Moradi, Rezvaneh Ahmad-Khan Beigi, Bahareh Hedayat, Zohreh Sayadi, Mahvash Sabet (Shahriari), Kimia Bani Adam, and Shabnam Nematzadeh—are currently on temporary leave.
Among these detainees:
-11 prisoners remain in legal limbo without finalized sentences.
-2 prisoners have been sentenced to death.
-Judge Iman Afshari, head of Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, has issued at least 33 sentences.
-Judge Abolghasem Salavati, head of Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, has ruled on at least 17 cases.
-Some other prisoners were tried in courts in Mashhad, Shahriar, and other judicial jurisdictions.
One of the longest-held prisoners in this ward is Maryam Haji Hosseini, who has been detained since September 2019 on espionage charges. Additionally, some prisoners in this ward are over 60 years old and, despite serious health conditions, have been denied specialized medical care. The youngest prisoner, Kimia Bani Adam (20 years old), was recently granted temporary leave.
Several prisoners, including Golrokh Iraee, Elaheh Fouladi, Pakhshan Azizi, Maryam Yahyavi, Motahareh Gunei, Vida Rabani, Varisheh Moradi, and Zahra Safaei, have been denied family visits for unclear reasons.

Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison:

1. Golrokh Iraee
2. Varisheh Moradi (Mirzaei)
3. Pakhshan Azizi
4. Maryam Haji Hosseini
5. Azam (Nasrin) Khezri Javadi
6. Shakila Monfared
7. Masoumeh (Farah) Nassaji
8. Fariba Kamalabadi
9. Vida Rabbani
10. Parvin Mirasan
11. Sepideh Gholian
12. Farahnaz Nikkhoo
13. Zohreh Sarv
14. Saeideh Shafiei
15. Sodabeh Fakharzadeh
16. Shiva Esmaeili
17. Mahboobeh Rezaei
18. Tahereh (Fereshteh) Noori
19. Maryam (Anisha) Asadollahi
20. Azar Korvandi (Korvandi) Musazadeh
21. Nasim Gholami Simiari
22. Zahra Safaei
23. Marzieh Farsi
24. Forough Taghizadeh
25. Kobra Beiki
26. Masoumeh Akbari
27. Reyhaneh Ansari Nejad
28. Raheleh Rahemi Pour
29. Mahnaz Tarah
30. Narges Mansouri
31. Elaheh Fouladi
32. Shirin Saeedi
33. Nasrin Roshan
34. Mina Khajavi, Christian Convert
35. Laleh Saati, Christian Convert
36. Neda Fotouhi
37. Lian Darvish
38. Nahid Khodajo
39. Maryam Yahyavi
40. Samaneh Asghari
41. Sakineh Parvaneh
42. Mandana Karimi Bakhtiari
43. Hora Nikbakht
44. Narges Khorasani
45. Parisa Yousefi
46. Fereshteh Hosseini
47. Parivash Moslemi
48. Zahra (Yas) Bonakdar Tehrani
49. Moloud Safaei
50. Hamraz Sadeghi
51. Arezoo Azarmsefat
52. Saeedeh (Bahareh) Ghorbanali
53. Maryam Banoo Nasiri
54. Shima Azam Farzan
55. Golnaz Seleh Chin
56. Mahvash (Saye) Seidal Tadoei
57. Motahereh Gounei
58. Maryam Vahidi Far
59. Masoumeh Askari
60. Nayereh Behnoud
61. Elnaz (Solmaz) Ahmadi
62. Zahra Sharif Kazemi
63. Nasim Eslam Zehi (Sunni Muslim)
64. Bornagol Abdollah Vav (Tajikistani national)
65. Aisha Rezaei Vav (Tajikistani national)
66. Khadijeh Rezaei Vav (Tajikistani national)
67. Eslam Bani Hassani (Jordanian national)
68. Hajar Zaboli (Afghan national)

In addition to those incarcerated, several prisoners are currently on temporary leave. Their names and case details are as follows:

1. Narges Mohammadi (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & Human Rights Activist)
2. Samaneh Noruz (Nowruz) Moradi
3. Rezvaneh Ahmad-Khan Beigi
4. Bahareh Hedayat
5. Zohreh Sayadi
6. Mahvash Sabet (Shahriari) (Baha’i Citizen)
7. Kimia Bani Adam
8. Shabnam Nematzadeh

A brief description of the individual cases can be found in the original article.

https://www.en-hrana.org/female-prisoners-in-evin-latest-report-on-names-and-sentences/