A section called “Transgender Ward” located on the third floor, section 240, has two long corridors and approximately 40 large cells, each equipped with a bathroom and shower. There are no beds in these cells. Additionally, each cell has three surveillance cameras. If prisoners are given razors to shave, a male guard is present in the shower and claims to be supervising for the prisoner’s protection.

Nora (pseudonym), a transgender citizen who has been imprisoned in this section for over two months, says: “When you go to the Transgender Ward, you can’t even see the sunlight. The human body needs sunlight. If it’s not available, you need to take pills, but they don’t give us any. During my detention, except for the two times I was transferred to the infirmary with begging and pleading, I hadn’t seen the sunlight. During the day, we could walk up and down the 20-meter corridor. There are three