Political prisoner Zahra Safaei was transferred to a civic hospital at 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, due to deteriorating health.
Zahra Safaei was recently transferred from Qarchak Prison to Evin to a room with conditions worse than the conditions in Qarchak.
Fourteen political prisoners detained in exile in Qarchak Prison were transferred to Evin Prison on July 20, 2022.
Political prisoner Zahra Safaei was taken to the hospital with back and chest pain, sweating, and a reddened face. Zahra Safaei’s deteriorating health made prison authorities send her to a hospital outside Evin Prison.
An informed source said Mrs. Safaei’s family is very concerned as they remain in the dark about her health.
A source close to the Safaei family said: “After the surgery, the doctor ordered a monthly check-up for Zahra, but the prescription was carried out only twice over the past year. The same delay in the last examination in May made the doctor angry. He warned about Mrs. Safaei’s health condition. Also, after the surgery, she received her needed medicines for only three months.”
On July 12, political prisoner Zahra Safaei and her daughter, Parastoo Moini, held a sit-in protest in Qarchak Prison from morning until 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Safaei’s condition worsened due to nervous pressure, and she was transferred to the Qarchak Prison dispensary.
Political prisoner Zahra Safaei had earlier suffered a heart attack in Qarchak.
Political prisoner Zahra Safaei and 13 others transferred from Qarchak to Evin Prison
Fourteen political prisoners detained in exile in Qarchak Prison were transferred to Evin Prison on July 20, 2022.
On the morning of that day, the security atmosphere was tense in Qarchak. All the political prisoners detained in ward 8 were ordered to take their belongings and get ready to be transferred.
At 1 p.m. that day, 14 political prisoners were bussed to Evin Prison.
The room where the political prisoners from Qarchak are detained used to be the place for the detention of ISIS and Al-Qaeda prisoners. It is a room without basic facilities like carpet, refrigerator, sweeper, and television. The prisoners must put their belongings on their beds.
The toilets are filthy and foul. The water taps are broken and out of order.
The time for telephone calls for the prisoners transferred from Qarchak is limited to only five or ten minutes per week. They are not permitted to make calls on Thursday and Friday, the weekend in Iran.
