Christian prisoner of conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to prison on December 6, 2016, after the Iranian Judiciary did not agree with her conditional freedom.
Ms. Zargaran, 35, had been on a medical leave for treatment of her various illnesses including a serious heart condition, deteriorated due to pressure and unsuitable conditions in prison.
She has been imprisoned in the women’s ward of the Evin Prison in Tehran since July 15, 2013.