The health condition of political prisoner Marzieh Farsi, currently held in Evin Prison, has deteriorated alarmingly in recent weeks.
Marzieh Farsi, who has battled cancer and serious cardiac complications for years, has experienced intensified symptoms, including persistent migraines, severe dizziness, and overall physical weakness, since her transfer from Qarchak Prison to Evin.
Despite repeated recommendations from her physician regarding the urgent need to continue essential medications to control the progression of cancer cells and stabilize her cardiac condition, Evin Prison authorities have blocked the entry of her vital medications.
These restrictions, justified under administrative and security pretexts, have placed her health at serious and immediate risk.
The deliberate denial of medical care to political prisoners is widely described as a clear example of “white torture,” a method that inflicts psychological and physical suffering not through overt violence, but through sustained deprivation, medical negligence, and prolonged exposure to debilitating conditions.
Background and Legal Case of Marzieh Farsi
Born in 1965 and a resident of Tehran, Marzieh Farsi is a mother of two 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” (Bagh-ye) 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 six months later.