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| 2025 11 Jan
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Mahvash Sabet, 71, was ordered to return to Evin Prison in Tehran following open-heart surgery in spite of the fact that a return to prison would pose serious risks to her life. She also suffers from severe heart and lung conditions, as well as osteoporosis and a lung tumor, a probable result of her over 13 years behind bars. Despite these conditions and worsening health, Iranian authorities granted her only one month of medical leave and expect her to return to prison—a decision that has provoked global campaign.
The Bahá'í International Community as well as human rights organizations and activists have urged Iranian authorities to release Sabet unconditionally. Activists worldwide have rallied around her case, organizing a social media campaign under the hashtag #FreeMahvash. Her most recent arrest was on July 31, 2022, and she was subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison by a preliminary court on charges of leading an “illegal group with the intention of disrupting national security.” This follows a previous decade-long sentence she served from 2008 to 2017 for her involvement in the administrative body of the Bahá'í community in Iran, the Yuran. [Agency France Press 2Jan25; Iran Press Watch 10Jan25] |
* Persecution, Iran; Bahá'í International Community; Mahvash Sabet |
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