The following letter was written by a female prisoner in one of the country’s prisons, where she refers to the torture of women in various prisons.
In part of this letter, she mentions physical and psychological torture inside the prisons and the inevitable downfall of this dictatorship, which requires resistance and not bowing down. She writes:
“Over these years, in the security atmosphere and various prisons, including Amol, Vozara, and Shapur, I have learned that our peace of mind is the very point where oppression ends. The servants of tyranny, of any kind, will bow before our resistance.
We are of the same spirit as the Golsorkhi, those who, even in the kangaroo courts, prioritized defending the people over defending themselves. The conditions in prisons may differ, but the essence of our struggle remains the same. Here, behind these stone walls, with all the hardships, we are still standing, and we will continue this resistance.”
Here is the complete translation of the letter:
In the name of freedom and justice
From behind the prison walls, to all those who hear my voice,
I write from behind the tall, cold walls of prison, from a place where neither the sun, nor the cold, nor the oppression show any mercy toward us. Here, in Amol prison, as punishment, female prisoners are tied with their hands raised to the bars. And they are left for hours under the scorching sun or the freezing cold. This is a place where breaths become heavy under the weight of suffocation and cruelty.
In the prisons of the provinces, the problems never end. There is no library that can even be considered worth calling a library. The food provided is just enough to stave off minimal hunger. To pass the time, there is nothing except the walls and a few old blankets in the cells. Days, and sometimes weeks, are spent in solitary confinement without interrogation, as if we have been forgotten.
But detention centers like “Vozara” and “Shapur” are even more horrifying. Here, the glass of water that should quench our thirst is kept outside the cell. Here, the sound of torture, the screams that rise in pain, and the silences behind which lives have ended, never cease. Many have been tortured in these detention centers, some have been raped, and others have never left this place alive.
Even in the hardest of days, we have learned to keep hope alive.
Every day, dozens of people are taken to the gallows on various charges—murder, theft, drugs, or political and ideological reasons. Some have endured years of solitary confinement, while others lose their lives shortly after their arrest.
But amidst all this pain, what has survived is our resistance. We have learned that even in the absence of facilities, amidst torture, in the cold and suffocation. We must stand firm and use our solidarity and collective strength to continue the struggle. In prison, despite all the hardships, we have learned that no condition lasts forever. Even in the hardest of days, we have learned to keep hope alive.
Over these years, in the security atmosphere and various prisons, including Amol, Vozara, and Shapur, I have learned that our peace of mind is the very point where oppression ends. The servants of tyranny, of any kind, will bow before our resistance.
We are of the same spirit as the Golsorkhi, those who, even in the kangaroo courts, prioritized defending the people over defending themselves. The conditions in prisons may differ, but the essence of our struggle remains the same. Here, behind these stone walls, with all the hardships, we are still standing, and we will continue this resistance.
Hoping for the day when our voices will be heard by all,
One of the imprisoned fighters
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