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Alarm Raised about Jailed Political Activist Sepehri's Health

May 16, 2023
1 min read
Alarm Raised about Jailed Political Activist Sepehri's Health

The brother of a prominent political activist imprisoned in Iran for calling for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has raised alarm about his sister's deteriorating health.

Fatemeh Sepehri has lost approximately 15 kilograms since her arrest eight months ago, her brother Asghar tweeted on May 16.

Over the past 48 hours, Sepehri has experienced intestinal bleeding, further compounding her suffering following a recent hand surgery, he added.

He said that his sister was briefly transferred to Imam Reza Hospital on May 15, where a gastrointestinal specialist recommended an urgent colonoscopy. 

The activist was arrested in the north-eastern of Mashhad on September 12, 2022. She is one of the 14 signatories of a 2019 letter requesting Khamenei’s resignation, the abolition of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of a secular government.

In February this year, first branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court sentenced Sepehri to a total of 18 years in prison on charges including “propaganda against the regime,” “cooperating with hostile countries” and “insulting” Khamenei and his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini.

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