Administrative obstacles, rising bail fees and families’ financial difficulties are making it harder for detainees to secure release before court hearings. Mustafa Nili, a lawyer, told Shargh: “With inflation and the rising prices of gold and foreign currency, bail has also increased. In 2022, it was one billion rials per year.”He added that even for families who could afford high bail, court procedures could prevent them from depositing it. In some cases, security forces turned away families at courthouses and they lost the chance to secure bail on time. The statement also highlighted the dangers of “normalising widespread human death”, calling the ongoing violence devastating for Iranian society.