April 1, 2025 – Reports from Evin Prison indicate a worsening health crisis for Marzieh Farsi, a political prisoner suffering from cancer and heart problems. Currently held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, she has been experiencing persistent dizziness and severe headaches due to a lack of proper medical care.
Marzieh Farsi was undergoing cancer treatment before her arrest, but repeated detentions and inadequate medical attention in prison have severely disrupted her recovery. Doctors had previously diagnosed her with heart complications in addition to cancer. However, her continued imprisonment and the authorities’ refusal to provide necessary medical care have exacerbated her condition.
Background and Legal Case of Marzieh Farsi
Born in 1965 and a resident of Tehran, Marzieh Farsi is a mother of several children. She was arrested on August 21, 2023, just before the anniversary of Iran’s 2022 nationwide protests, and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. The Revolutionary Court of Tehran, sentenced her to 15 years in prison on charges of “armed rebellion (Baghy-e) and connections with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).”
This is not her first experience with imprisonment. She was previously arrested on February 18, 2020, in Shahr-e Rey, subjected to torture and interrogation, and ultimately sentenced to five years in prison. After serving three years, she was released on February 22, 2023, only to be rearrested less than a year later.
More than seven months have passed since her latest imprisonment, and Marzieh Farsi remains in Evin Prison under deteriorating health conditions. The ongoing medical neglect and denial of urgent treatment have raised serious concerns about her well-being.
