Azizeh Moradian launches dry hunger strike amid legal limbo in Sanandaj Prison

Hengaw – Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Azizeh Moradian, a resident of Sanandaj (Sine), who was arrested by Iranian government forces about a month ago, has launched a dry hunger strike in protest against her continued legal limbo and poor detention conditions in Sanandaj Prison. Following her arrest in Marivan, she was transferred to the women’s ward of Sanandaj Central Prison.

Information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights indicates that Moradian, a native of Tengisar village in Sanandaj County and a resident of Marivan, has been on hunger strike since Monday, December 21, 2025, in protest against her unresolved judicial status while being held in the women’s ward of Sanandaj Central Prison.

An informed source told Hengaw that Azizeh Moradian began a dry hunger strike, abstaining from both food and water, three days ago in protest against the continuation of her detention, ongoing legal uncertainty, and her overall conditions in custody.

Despite the passage of 23 days since her arrest, Moradian remains in legal limbo, and her request for temporary release on bail has been rejected.

Azizeh Moradian was arrested at her workplace in Marivan on Monday, December 1, 2025, by agents of the Intelligence Department.

During the arrest, officers also conducted a full search of her workplace and confiscated several personal belongings, including her mobile phone.