A female Christian prisoner is reportedly suffering from health problems, but prison authorities in Evin prison in Tehran have refused to give her the necessary medical care.
Maryam Naghash Zargaran, a 37-year-old woman who is presently incarcerated in Evin prison in Tehran, has been experiencing pain in her ear coupled with nausea. Medical staff told her not to move her head and that she might need surgery if her symptoms would not go away.
Zargaran was arrested in 2012 for her involvement in the ministry of Saeed Abedini. She was imprisoned in 2013 on charges of “conducting propaganda against the Islamic regime and acting against the national security.”
She is presently serving a four-year prison sentence.
Last year, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence claimed they were unaware of her case and said they would look into it.
Zargaran’s poor health condition is connected with a previous heart surgery she went through for atrial septal defect. Since she had the surgery nine years ago, she had experienced several health problems, including chronic joint pain and numbness of the limbs. Her condition has required her to have regular consultations with her doctor.
Her incarceration has caused her health to worsen, and now she is suffering from diabetes and anemia.
Source: Christian Times, 26 May 2016