Mahboubeh Shabani, a prisoner sentenced to death at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, was forcibly transferred from Aramesh Ward to solitary confinement on Monday, September 28, 2026. HRANA reported the transfer.

That day, Sepideh Gholian, an activist and former political prisoner, wrote in a post on X that prison guards had told Shabani: “Because Trump has supported you, we will execute you.” Gholian also reported that the phones in Aramesh Ward had been confiscated. She described the prisoners as living in intense fear and anxiety and said the measure might extend to other security wards.

In a voice message released from prison before her transfer to solitary confinement, Shabani said that her death sentence had been communicated to her lawyer. She warned of the danger facing political prisoners sentenced to death and appealed to the public and human rights organizations for help.

Shabani, a 30-year-old civil engineer, was arrested in Mashhad on February 2, 2026. Reports have linked her case to transporting injured protesters to hospital on her personal motorcycle during the January protests. After spending a prolonged period in solitary confinement, she was transferred to the women’s ward. Branch One of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court, presided over by Gholamreza Akbari Moghadam, sentenced her to death on the charge of “operational action to strengthen Israel, the United States, and affiliated opposition groups.”

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