Political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi has remained in a state of legal uncertainty for more than four months after her arrest.
In her most recent phone call to her family, approximately a month ago, she expressed deep concern about the ambiguity of her situation. Despite the passage of time, no official charges have been announced, and judicial authorities have made no effort to grant her temporary release or schedule a court hearing.
Arghavan Fallahi was arrested on January 25, 2025, by security forces at her residence in Tehran and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison, a detention facility under the control of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.
The 25-year-old woman who resided in Parand, near Tehran, suffers from a chronic medical condition and has been deprived of access to her essential medications since her detention.
Arghavan Fallahi had been previously arrested in November 2022 along with her father, Nasrollah Fallahi, and her brother, Ardavan Fallahi. The family was detained while traveling from Isfahan to Shiraz to visit a family friend, Parvin Mirasan. They were held for over two months in Isfahan’s detention centers, where they were subjected to interrogation and torture.
The Fallahi family and Ms. Mirasan were later transferred to Evin Prison and tried on charges of “membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK),” “assembly and collusion against national security,” and “propaganda against the regime.”
After enduring one year and four months in prison, Arghavan Fallahi was released on bail in March 2024.
