All detainees and political prisoners must be immediately and unconditionally released
War – Bulletin No.4 – 7 March 2026
Amid the ongoing war and military confrontations, political prisoners are facing additional dangers and severe hardships. Disruptions in food supply chains and serious shortages of medicine in prisons are placing the lives of detainees at risk.
Prisoners transferred from Mahabad Prison
According to reports, 120 prisoners — including 38 political prisoners — have been transferred under heavy security from Mahabad Prison to Miandoab Prison. They are currently being held in quarantine under extremely harsh conditions.
The transfer followed protests by prisoners after areas near Mahabad Prison were bombed. The authorities responded by suppressing the protest with tear gas.
During the crackdown, three political prisoners — Naser, Younes and Habib — were taken to an unknown location.
Reports indicate that the transferred prisoners are being held in two rooms, the ward doors have been locked, and they have reportedly not been given food.
Crisis conditions in Greater Tehran Prison (Fashafouyeh)
Reports published on Friday, 6 March, indicate that following recent attacks and the destruction of a food storage facility, the situation in Greater Tehran Prison has reached a critical stage.
Prisoners in the facility are facing severe shortages of food, medicine and basic necessities. Reports also suggest that many prison officials and staff have abandoned their posts, leaving detainees in conditions of uncertainty and insecurity.
Continuing to hold prisoners under such conditions constitutes a clear crime, and all detainees must be released.
Medical personnel forced to deploy to war zones
Another report indicates that following increased casualties among Islamic Republic forces in western Iran, groups of healthcare workers — particularly medical students — have come under pressure from military authorities and are being forcibly sent to medical centres in these regions.
According to reports, a significant number of healthcare personnel from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences have been ordered by military authorities to move to cities in western border regions, particularly near the Iraqi border.
These measures are placing the lives of students and healthcare workers at serious risk.
The Worker-communist Party of Iran emphasises that continuing to detain prisoners under the current wartime conditions is a blatant crime and reiterates its demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees and political prisoners.
Worker-communist Party of Iran
7 March 2026
