More than a week after their arrest, Razieh Hassanzadeh and Asiyeh Kaykhah, both from Zabol, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, remain in legal limbo in the quarantine ward of Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.
The two 37-year-old women were detained by security forces on Tuesday, August 22, while filming and singing at the gravesite of Majidreza Rahnavard, one of the 2022 protesters executed in public in Mashhad. They were transferred to Vakilabad Prison the following day.
Despite repeated efforts by their families, authorities have yet to provide any official explanation regarding the charges against them, nor have they issued bail orders for their temporary release.
Razieh Hassanzadeh had previously been arrested for her participation in the 2022 nationwide protests and subjected to judicial and security pressures.
Days after their detention, the legal status and case proceedings of these two citizens remain shrouded in uncertainty.