According to reports, a flu-like virus has recently spread in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, infecting a large number of female political prisoners. The condition of some prisoners with underlying diseases has been reported as critical. These include political prisoners Marzieh Farsi, who suffers from cancer, and Fatemeh Ziaii, who has multiple sclerosis.
Prison guards have not only failed to provide any medical care to combat this disease but have also failed to provide facilities to quarantine infected patients.
The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran calls on international human rights and women’s rights advocates to take urgent action to release female political prisoners, especially the sick, and to provide them with medical access and treatment.
National Council of Resistance of Iran – Women’s Committee
September 5, 2024
Click here to read this statement on the NCRI Women’s Committee website.