The Intelligence Organization of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied a conditional release request from a writer and political prisoner held in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
Mahnaz Tarah’s application for conditional release was rejected due to opposition from the IRGC Intelligence.
A source close to Tarah’s family revealed that the IRGC has also blocked her requests for temporary furlough.
Tarah was first arrested during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Although she was released under a general amnesty decree, she faced new charges in January this year.
A court sentenced her to three years and eight months in prison for “assembly and collusion to commit crimes,” along with an additional eight months for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.”
Her sentence was later reduced to two years and nine months.
During her initial detention following the 2022 protests, Tarah was held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin before being transferred to Evin Prison, where she is currently serving her sentence.
Source » iranwire