Diana Taherabadi, a 16-year-old student, remains held at the Kachoui Juvenile Rehabilitation and Correction Center despite nearly four months having passed since her arrest.
The Follow-Up Committee reported that Diana Taherabadi was arrested by security forces at her family home on January 25 and has been in detention ever since. According to published information, she is currently permitted to have visits with her family.
Sources close to the student's family have reported that confessions were extracted from her during her detention, a claim that has not been independently verified. However, during her judicial hearing, she rejected the charges brought against her and stated that she played no role in the matters attributed to her.
The report further notes that during the most recent court session, it was announced that due to the severity of the charges, her case will be referred to Tehran for further proceedings. Additionally, it had previously been announced that she would be referred to the Legal Medicine Organization for a mental health assessment and expert evaluations. Dozens of children and adolescents were detained following the mass killing of Iranian protesters on January 8 and 9 and continue to be held under ambiguous conditions.
