Warisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, is experiencing significant health problems as she reaches the 13th day of her indefinite hunger strike, as reported by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Since initiating her protest on 10 October, Moradi has been suffering from low blood pressure, joint pain, and insomnia. Despite medical recommendations from staff at Evin Prison, she has refused intravenous treatment and has halted physical therapy for her joint and back pain, which she began before the hunger strike.
Moradi, originally from Sanandaj (Sine) in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat), was arrested by security forces on 31 August 2023 and has since been detained without legal representation. Initially held at the Intelligence Directorate’s prison, she was later transferred to Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison under stringent security measures, facing charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi).
In a recent letter from Evin Prison, Moradi stated that she commenced her hunger strike on the International Day Against the Death Penalty to support protests advocating for the abolition of capital punishment. She expressed her intention to highlight the “domestic killings and daily executions carried out under the guise of political Islam” in Iran, as well as to amplify the voices of those “domestic fighters who have bravely stood up” amid ongoing conflicts.
Additionally, new sentences have been imposed on several women prisoners in Iran, including Moradi herself, Pakhshan Azizi, Narges Mohammadi, and Mehbube Razayi, each receiving six-month sentences for “disobeying orders”. Pariwash Moslem has been sentenced to three months for “endangering the security of the prison”.
