More than two weeks after her arrest, Fariba Hosseini, a 36-year-old dentist based in Shiraz, remains in complete legal uncertainty.
She was arrested on June 21, 2025, while writing protest slogans and is currently being held in pretrial detention at Adelabad Prison on charges of “propaganda against the state.”
In the early days of her detention, the presiding judge approved her release on 400 million tomans bail. However, despite her family having fully posted the bail amount, security officials blocked her release. In a further punitive move, the bail was arbitrarily raised to over 2 billion tomans—a sum beyond Ms. Hosseini’s financial means.
In protest of this inhumane treatment, Fariba Hosseini has been on a hunger strike for the past 13 days. As a vegan, she has had virtually no access to appropriate food in prison, which has led to a sharp decline in her physical health.
Following her arrest, she was initially taken to a local police station and later transferred to the notorious “Plaque 100” detention center, operated by the Shiraz Intelligence Office.
These actions not only constitute a blatant violation of detainees’ legal rights but also reflect a broader pattern of systematic disregard for the principles of fair trial and due process under the Iranian regime.
