Kowsar Dehban-Zadeh has been under pressure from security forces due to her support for her imprisoned brother, Maysam Dehban-Zadeh, following up on his case.
Kowsar Dehban-Zadeh was arrested in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province in southern Iran, by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence on September 27, 2024, and placed in solitary confinement. She remains in solitary confinement in Shiraz prison without permission for phone calls.
Her family has been threatened by authorities, warning them not to publicize her detention. Previously, Kowsar had been summoned multiple times by the Yasuj Intelligence Department and threatened due to her support for her brother.
Maysam Dehban-Zadeh, who is serving his sentence in Ghezel Hesar prison, was recently sentenced to an additional six and a half years in prison on charges related to a new case involving the fire incident at Evin Prison.
