Narges Mansouri, a political prisoner currently held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, has gone on a hunger strike following her punitive transfer to solitary confinement.
Her health has severely deteriorated, and she is experiencing intense heart palpitations — a development that has raised serious concern among her family and supporters.
Narges Mansouri, who was transferred to Qarchak prison along with dozens of other inmates after the destruction of sections of Evin Prison, is protesting the inhumane conditions in Qarchak, including the lack of access to basic necessities.
In response, prison authorities subjected her to disciplinary measures, including solitary confinement.
Her treatment — particularly the authorities’ disregard for her health — is a clear violation of the fundamental rights of political prisoners, especially women, under the Iranian regime.
It is worth noting that the transfer of political prisoners from Evin to Qarchak has taken place without adherence to even the most basic legal and humanitarian standards. These include the failure to separate prisoners based on charges, a lack of proper living conditions, denial of medical services, and restrictions on communication with families.
To date, no official statement or transparent information has been provided by the responsible authorities — a silence that has only deepened the distress of prisoners’ families.
Who is Narges Mansouri?
Narges Mansouri, 48, and the mother of a 15-year-old, is a member of the Syndicate of the workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company. Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced her to five years in prison on the charge of “assembly and collusion against national security” and to one year in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the state” in November 2019.
Ms. Mansouri was initially arrested in mid-April 2022 to serve her time in prison but was released on a 3-billion-Toman bail in May. Finally, she was arrested on December 1, 2023, in Khoy and transferred to Evin Prison.
Ultimately, the 28th Branch of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court handed down an additional three-year prison sentence for her in the absence of her lawyer on charges of “propaganda against the state.”
