Maryam Arvin

Maryam Arvin was a lawyer and a member of the Kerman Bar Association, originally from Iran. During the 2022 Iranian protests, on November 30, she was arrested while defending several imprisoned protesters in the Sirjan court. She was released on bail after three weeks. On February 8, 2023, the Kerman Bar Association announced her death without providing details.

The public prosecutor of Sirjan declared her cause of death as suicide, stating, "The deceased also had a history of an unsuccessful suicide attempt at the beginning of 2021 due to medication overdose, and her medical records are available." However, some sources not affiliated with the Islamic Republic have considered her death suspicious.

On Monday, May 29, Tayebeh Nazari wrote on Instagram that her daughter, who had been arrested for defending a client, was given "sedatives and painkillers" in prison, which "destroyed" her. She stated that the prison doctor confirmed in a letter the injuries inflicted on Maryam Arvin.

Tayebeh Nazari also emphasised that a week after her daughter's death, Criminal Branch 103 issued an in absentia sentence of "15 months in prison, a one million Toman fine, and 40 lashes" against her, which was later suspended.

Maryam Arvin's mother also described the violence during the arrest, stating that a female officer named "Zahra Alizadeh," known as "Mobina," along with an officer from the "Intelligence of the Law Enforcement named Hamid Zeidabadi," handcuffed her in the courthouse corridor and "dragged her to the ground."

According to her mother, 29yearold Maryam Arvin was a volunteer lawyer for "deprived cases" and "children of welfare and working children," and "it had been less than two months since her marriage."

Tayebeh Nazari, Maryam Arvin's mother, was also arrested when she went to court to follow up on her daughter's situation.