At risk of execution: Arghavan Fallahi

Published on 15 July 2026 at 14:57

Arghavan Fallahi, a 24-year-old  political  prisoner held in Evin  Prison, has been sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, on charges of Baghi (armed rebellion against the Islamic state).

Rearrested in Tehran on January 25, 2025, Arghavan Fallahi was subjected to interrogation and torture in solitary confinement in Ward 241 of Evin Prison. She was initially transferred to solitary cells in Fashafouyeh Prison after being removed from Evin. During this time, she has been under constant interrogation and subjected to psychological torture and denied visits with her family.

Arghavan was previously arrested in November 2022 along with her father, Nasrollah Fallahi, a political prisoner from the 1980s, and was later released. Nasrollah is currently serving a 5-year prison sentence in Fashafouyeh Prison.

 

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