Female prisoner in Tehran banned from visits after protesting death sentences

Teacher and activist Anīsha Eshedullahi, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison, was given a 3-month ban on family visits for protesting the death sentences handed to women prisoners.

According to East Kurdistan media, teacher and activist Anîsha Eshedullahi, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison in Tehran, was banned from family visits for 3 months.

It is reported that Anisha Eshedullahi was subjected to the ban because she protested against the death sentences given to Pakhshan Aziz and Sharifeh Mohammadi. Journalist and social worker Pakshan Azizi was sentenced to death on 23 July and activist Sharifeh Mohammadi on 4 July. Both women were subjected to severe torture and inhuman treatment during weeks of detention.

Anisha Eshedullahi had previously protested the execution of Kurdish prisoner Reza Resai on 6 August 2024 and was subjected to a one-month phone ban.

Anisha Eshedullahi was arrested in April 2023 during a raid on the house of teachers' union activist Mohammad Habibi. She was transferred to Evin Prison and released on bail on 8 May of the same year.

The 26th branch of Tehran Revolutionary Court then sentenced Anisha Eshedullah to 5 years in prison on charges of ‘assembly and conspiracy’ and 8 months in prison on charges of ‘propaganda against the state’.