Maryam Haji Hosseini

A political prisoner was arrested in September 2019 by intelligence officers from the Ministry of Defence in Tehran and transferred to a location in eastern Tehran. The individual was interrogated in solitary confinement for six months and was taken, blindfolded, to a room known as the "glass room." Four months after the arrest, a brief phone call with their child was permitted. During this period, the detainee was deprived of any books in the cell by order of the investigator.

Ms. Haji Hosseini, a gold medalist at the Zagreb International Inventors' Competition in Croatia, was eventually transferred to the women's ward of Evin Prison. In August 2020, she was again moved to another location for interrogation and spent seven months in solitary confinement until she was returned to the women's ward of Evin Prison in March 2021.

According to available information, Maryam Haji Hosseini spent a total of 412 days in solitary confinement and under interrogation, and was repeatedly threatened with execution during court sessions. She was denied access to a lawyer during the court proceedings.

The court session addressing the charges against Maryam Haji Hosseini was held on 23 April 2020 in Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. She faced charges of "corruption on earth" and espionage for Israel. Ultimately, she was sentenced to ten years in prison and ordered to return the funds received through espionage. This sentence was upheld by Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal.

Based on received information, Ms. Haji Hosseini became aware of the verdict and charges after 650 days of imprisonment. Her charges included sabotage due to collaboration with Mossad. Her charge sheet mentioned methods for manufacturing composite parts, which she had previously published in a book. Nevertheless, she remains imprisoned for manufacturing these parts, and no evidence of sabotage has been presented.

Maryam Haji Hosseini, born in March 1973, is a polymer engineer from Amirkabir University and holds a degree in non-metallic materials from Matis Moscow University. She is the CEO of Asr Carbon Sazeh Company, a member of the National Elites Foundation, a recipient of the Innovation Award at the Khwarizmi International Festival, and has registered two patents domestically.