A year later, her husband was allowed to join them, on the understanding that he would never speak to the media. In an open letter, Kianouri recorded a horrific catalogue of maltreatment and tortures meted out to him and his wife during their imprisonment. His death in 1990 was a sad blow to Maryam, whose health deteriorated. But Maryam never lost her interest in politics and women’s issues. She devoured the papers and the few visitors, who were permitted to see her, provided her with gossip and the information that press could not publish.
