Armita Paveer, a political prisoner held in the Central Prison of Tabriz, has been placed in solitary confinement as a punitive measure by prison authorities.
The 29-year-old student activist, who was arrested in late September 2023, has also been denied all contact with her family since her transfer to solitary confinement.
The incident leading to this action occurred on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, when Armita Paveer protested the lack of medical care being provided to a sick inmate. Following a dispute with prison officials over this issue, she was placed in solitary confinement as punishment. Since then, Armita Paveer has been barred from making phone calls or having visits with her family.
Paveer, who is studying cellular and molecular biology at the Madani University of Azerbaijan, has a history of activism and has been arrested multiple times. In December 2023, she was sentenced by the Azarshahr Revolutionary Court to a total of 22 months and 17 days in prison for charges including “insulting the leadership” and “propaganda against the regime.” She was previously detained during nationwide protests in November 2022 and was released on bail in December of that year.
The continued solitary confinement and denial of family contact have raised concerns about Armita’s well-being and the treatment of political prisoners in Iran.
