Detained teacher, Fatemeh Tadrisi, remains in limbo in the notorious Qarchak Prison.
Security forces arrested Ms. Tadrisi on May 9, 2023, during the teachers’ protest in Baharestan Square, Tehran.
Ms. Tadrisi recently received a notification about a scheduled interrogation session through a video conference. However, on the designated day, after establishing contact with the relevant judicial authority from the prison, the session was canceled for unknown reasons.
Ms. Tadrisi went on a hunger strike on May 28, 2023, to protest inadequate conditions in Qarchak Prison and demanded to be transferred to Evin Prison. As a punitive measure, she was moved to solitary confinement and deprived of the opportunity to contact her family.
After eight days, she finally ended her hunger strike based on the officials’ promises to address her demands.
During the nationwide protests in 2022, Ms. Tadrisi was arrested twice and detained for one month in Kachouii Prison. She was also held in Evin Prison for a period during her detention.
Natasha Khezri Javadi is still detained in Qarchak Prison
Natasha Khezri Javadi and her father, Javad Khezri Javadi, are still incarcerated in limbo. They were arrested on May 19, 2023, while assisting a girl who had been assaulted and brutalized by security forces during a protest in Tehran’s Sattarkhan Street.
Mr. Khezri Javadi is currently in Evin Prison, while his daughter Natasha is imprisoned in Ward 6 of Qarchak Prison.
Javad Khezri Javadi, born in 1943, suffers from age-related illnesses, gastrointestinal problems, spinal injuries, and severe hearing impairment. He is the brother of Nasrin Khezri Javadi, a labor activist imprisoned in Evin Prison. Natasha Khezri Javadi, born in 1981, is his daughter.
A close source to their family, without knowledge of the court location, stated that Mr. Javadi’s trial will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, and Ms. Javadi’s trial will be held on Monday, June 19. The specific charges against these individuals are not known at this time.
