Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was transferred from Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, to Tehran’s Evin prison on the anniversary of her arrest for unknown reasons.
The Kurdish political prisoner had previously gone on hunger strike for 3 days on January 30 to protest the execution of political prisoners.
She was arrested on April 4, 2023, after being summoned by the IRGC’s Intelligence Department in Mashhad and was then transferred to Section 5 of Mashhad Prison on the same day.
Before this, political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was sentenced to 7.5 years of prison in the 5th Branch of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court by Judge Mansouri on charges of “insulting Khamenei”, “spreading propaganda against the state,” and “communication and cooperation with foreign media.” This trial was held without the lawyer of her choice.
According to the judge, 2.5 years of prison remaining from her previous case will be added to her sentence.
In 2020, Sakineh Parvaneh was sentenced to five years of prison and a two-year ban on membership in political organizations by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on the charge of “membership in anti-state groups with the aim of disrupting the security of the country.”
In October 2022, Parvaneh was beaten by prison guards and transferred to solitary confinement after protesting the condition of women detained in this prison during the nationwide protests.
About four years ago, the IRGC seized all Sakineh Parvaneh’s registration documents, and even after she was temporarily released, her documents were not returned rendering her unable to carry out her basic needs including renting a home, working, and buying a SIM card, among other things.
Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh is from Quchan city in Razavi Khorasan province.
