Kowsar Dehban Zadeh, sister of political prisoner Maysam Dehban Zadeh, has been held in prolonged detention for more than 75 days at a Shiraz intelligence detention facility known as Plaque 100.
Her ordeal began on September 27, 2024, when she was arrested by security forces in Shiraz and initially placed in solitary confinement. After over a month, she was transferred to a shared cell within the same facility, yet her future remains unclear.
Kowsar Dehban Zadeh has been accused of links to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Despite being held for over two months, whether a formal investigation or prosecution has been initiated remains uncertain. During her detention, she has been allowed to meet her family only twice, reportedly under circumstances meant to pressure her into expressing regret. Weekly phone calls are permitted, but these interactions are limited and heavily monitored.
This is not the first time Kowsar has faced scrutiny from authorities. She has been repeatedly summoned and interrogated in the past for advocating for her brother, who is imprisoned in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. These prior encounters underscore a broader pattern of harassment faced by families of political prisoners in Iran.
The ongoing uncertainty surrounding Kowsar’s case and her detention without due process highlight the broader human rights abuses and lack of accountability within Iran’s judicial system. Her story underscores the struggles faced by families of political prisoners and serves as a stark reminder of the oppressive measures employed by the Iranian regime to silence dissent.
