Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old political prisoner, remains detained in Qarchak Prison under life-threatening conditions, as medical and judicial authorities have both described her physical state as critical and urgent.
Despite suffering from multiple chronic and debilitating illnesses and requiring specialized medical care, judicial officials and prison authorities have so far refused to grant her conditional release or authorize her immediate transfer to a medical facility.
Raheleh Rahemipour, who had previously endured nearly three years of imprisonment, sustained further physical harm following the destruction of parts of Evin Prison. Exposed to broken glass, falling plaster, and dust from the demolition, she has since experienced chronic headaches and intense chest pain.
While her family has made repeated efforts to secure her release under the provisions for conditional freedom—submitting medical reports that highlight the severity of her condition—Qarchak Prison authorities have deferred the matter to the Prosecutor’s Office, which continues to obstruct any action in her case.
The ongoing detention of this elderly political activist, under circumstances that clearly endanger her life, constitutes a grave violation of human rights and a flagrant disregard for international standards concerning the treatment of sick and elderly prisoners.
About Political Prisoner Raheleh Rahemipour
Raheleh Rahemipour was first arrested in November 2019 and was later released. In 2020, the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced her to four years in prison.
In November 2023, after appearing at Evin’s prosecutor’s office, she was re-arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her 4-year sentence.
The political prisoner Raheleh Rahemipour is one of the families of the prisoners executed in the 1980s. Mrs. Rahemipour has been trying for years to clarify the truth about the disappearance of her brother and nephew, who were imprisoned in the 1980s.
Her brother Hossein Rahemipour, a dentist, was arrested along with his pregnant wife in 1983. His daughter Golrou was born in Evin Prison.
When she was 15 days old, Golrou was separated from her mother for supposed medical care and was not returned to her. In April 1984, the authorities informed the Rahemipour family that Golrou had passed away, without showing them her death certificate or grave.
