On Saturday, May 11, political prisoner Massoumeh Nassaji (Farah), started a hunger strike, refusing food, water, and medicine, to draw attention to the authorities’ failure to address her demands. Her situation has become increasingly dire, prompting concern from human rights advocates and legal experts.
Massoumeh Nassaji, 62 years old, suffers from asthma and depends on an oxygen machine. She has been incarcerated despite receiving a certificate of intolerance for imprisonment. The judicial and security authorities have consistently rejected her request for release.
Mohammad Moghimi, a lawyer, expressed alarm over Ms. Nassaji’s condition. He emphasized that her life is at risk due to the refusal to release her. Despite the forensics’ approval of her plea to avoid further punishment, Nassaji remains in Evin prison. In protest, she has embarked on a dry food and medicine strike.
Ms. Nassaji suffers from respiratory problems and acute bronchitis. The forensics’ recent approval of her plea should have led to her release, but the prosecutor’s opposition has kept her behind bars.
Massoumeh Nassaji was arrested in Tehran Province and sentenced to 5 years and 4 months of prison by the Revolutionary Court. She was transferred to the women’s ward of Evin Prison on September 3, 2022. During her incarceration, she endured a grueling 48 days in solitary confinement, subjected to intense interrogation and torture to force her into confessing her own will. During this period, she was denied access to a lawyer of her choice.
