HRANA – Donya Hosseini (Azad), who suffers from epilepsy, is serving her sentence in Evin Prison. Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization has stated that her continued imprisonment is contingent upon access to an independent physician and specialized medication. However, these conditions are not being met in prison, and she remains deprived of the necessary specialized medical care.
According to HRANA, Donya Hosseini (Azad), 36-year-old resident of Tehran, is currently serving her prison sentence in Evin Prison.
A source close to her family confirmed the matter to HRANA, stating: “Donya suffers from epilepsy and severe neurological disorders. In its official medical certificate, the Legal Medicine Organization emphasized that her continued imprisonment would only be possible if she were held in a completely calm environment, free from anxiety, stress, and psychological pressure. She must also remain under the continuous supervision of an independent physician and have access to her specialized medications and medical care. However, such facilities are currently unavailable in prison, and she has been deprived of specialized treatment.”
The source further added: “Despite the issuance of a clear medical certificate on this matter, judicial authorities have continued to refuse to issue a ruling declaring her medically unfit to endure imprisonment. The alarming issue is that Evin Prison currently lacks both an independent physician to monitor her condition and access to her specialized medications. These circumstances are entirely incompatible with her physical condition and level of vulnerability, and the continuation of Donya Azad’s imprisonment could place her life at serious risk.”
Ms. Hosseini was arrested on February 15, 2026, to begin serving her sentence and was transferred to Evin Prison.
In November 2025, Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Khojasteh, sentenced her to three years and six months of discretionary imprisonment on the charge of “propaganda against the regime in support of and aimed at strengthening the Israeli regime.” The sentence had previously been issued at the trial stage by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari.
She was initially arrested by security forces in Tehran on June 16, 2025, and was released from Qarchak Prison in Varamin on August 3, 2025, after posting bail of 3 billion tomans.
In a separate case in 2023, Ms. Hosseini was sentenced to five years of suspended imprisonment and a monetary fine.
