Saeideh (Bahareh) Ghorbanali, a political prisoner, is currently serving a two-year prison sentence in Evin Prison, as upheld by the Tehran Court of Appeals. Her transfer to the women’s ward occurred on September 7, 2024, following her arrest to serve this sentence.

According to a source close to Ghorbanali’s family, who confirmed the details to HRANA, Ghorbanali has recently been denied in-person visits with her family by direct order of the prison warden.

Ghorbanali’s legal troubles began in early 2019 when she was first arrested by security forces in Shahriar. Shortly after her initial detention, she was released on bail.

She later faced trial alongside nine others in a joint case at Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. In late 2019, Ghorbanali was sentenced to three years in prison on charges including “assembly and collusion against national security,” “propaganda against the regime,” and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic and the Supreme Leader.”

In May 2020, Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Zargar, upheld her sentence. However, under Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, only the severest charge is applied, making Ghorbanali subject to two years of imprisonment.