News Center- Raheleh Rahemipour, a 72-year-old civil rights activist held in Iran’s Evin prison has been repeatedly denied access to specialized medical care although she suffers from serious health problems, including a brain tumor.

Rahaleh Rahemipour has spent years trying to uncover the truth about what happened to her brother and baby niece who were forcibly disappeared while in custody during the early 1980s.

She was arrested alongside Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi in Tehran on November 12, 2019, and transferred to Ward 2-A of Evin Prison. Then, she was released on bail after spending over a month in Evin Prison. In November 2023, she was sentenced to six years in prison by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on charges of “collusion and propaganda against the state”. In November 2023, she was arrested and transferred to Evin prison to serve her prison sentence.

During her imprisonment, she has experienced multiple heart attacks and required emergency treatment, including angioplasty, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

On November 24, she was transferred to the prison infirmary. Despite her deteriorating health condition, she was quickly returned to her ward without receiving adequate treatment. In August 2024, an MRI revealed the growth of her brain tumor and the formation of a new one, leading to skull swelling and further health complications.

Raheleh Rahemipour has suffered from serious health conditions, including thalassemia minor, heart disease (requiring three angioplasties), an acute brain tumor, blood pressure fluctuations, an irregular and concerning heart rate, cataracts, diabetes, and joint pain causing swelling and deformity in her toes, leading to balance issues when walking, the HRANA reported on December 8, 2024.