Last Update
Oct. 11, 2020
Organisation
Unknown
Gender
Female
Ethnic Group
Unknown
Religoius Group
Muslim
Province
Tehran
Occupation
Civil society activist
Sentence
Unknown
Sentence Date
Aug. 15, 2017
Status
In prison
Institution investigating
Ministry of Intelligence
Career
Photographer; Women's right activist
Charges
Conspiring against national security
Propaganda against the regime
Prior to this, she had been subject to interrogations for several days. She spent 25 days in Evin Prison and was released on bail.
Motallebzadeh has worked for a range of reformist publications, including the now-banned Zanan (Women) magazine. She also took part in the One Million Signatures campaign, which called for greater gender equality.
The charges against her remain unknown.