Family members of Narges Mohammadi report that Evin Prison authorities have refused to transfer her to a hospital or even the prison infirmary without a headscarf, according to the orders of the higher authorities.

A medical team which came to Evin to examine Ms. Mohammadi carried out an echocardiogram scan which showed two veins with severe blockages and high lung pressure, with a coronary angiogram and lung scan urgently needed.

"She is willing to risk her life by not wearing the 'forced hijab', even for medical treatment," the family said.

Two days and nights, a group of women in Evin protested in the prison yard to send Narges Mohammadi to the heart hospital.