Nasim Gholami Simiyari detained in limbo after 9 months of detention
Three political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI, namely Arghavan Fallahi, Parvin Mirasan, and Nasim Gholami Simiyari, are currently detained in a state of limbo at the women’s ward of Evin Prison.
Arghavan Fallahi and Parvin Mirasan have been detained in limbo for 15 months since their arrest. They were apprehended along with Arghavan Fallahi’s father and brother by security forces on November 4, 2022, during protests in Isfahan, central Iran.
Arghavan Fallahi is facing charges of disseminating “propaganda against the state,” “committing crimes against internal and external security,” and “being a member of opposition groups.”
Parvin Mirasan, aged 66, shares a joint case with Arghavan Fallahi, her father, and brother. She suffers from diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, joint conditions, and neurological disorders, yet she has been deprived of proper medical care and treatment until now.
Parvin Mirasan was arrested during the protests in Isfahan on November 4, 2022. She was initially confined in a solitary cell for 28 days before being transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. After some time, she was relocated to the women’s ward of Evin Prison.
In December 2023, she was arraigned at the Evin courthouse on the charge of “Bagh-ye,” or armed insurgency, a charge that can result in severe punishments including execution, crucifixion, amputation of the right hand and left foot, or internal exile.
Nasim Gholami Simiyari, aged 35, was arrested in mid-May 2023 on charges of collaboration with one of the opposition groups in Tehran.
In November, she began a hunger strike to protest the authorities’ failure to examine her case. After two weeks, the authorities promised to address her demand, leading her to end her hunger strike.
