Last Update
Oct. 11, 2020
Organisation
Unknown
Gender
Female
Ethnic Group
Kurdish
Religoius Group
Muslim
Province
Ilam
Occupation
Social Media Activist
Sentence
Temporary detention
Status
In prison
Institution investigating
IRGC Intelligence
Charges
Unknown
Khadijeh Mehdipour is an Instagram activist who was born in 1987 and lives in Ilam. Mehdipour was arrested with a number of other labor activists as part of a wider wave of arrests.
On October 3, 2020, agents from the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps arrested Khadijeh Mehdipour at her home. Mehdipour’s arrest was reportedly carried out without presenting any form of warrant.
After their initial interrogations, security forces transferred Mehdipour to the women’s section of Ilam Prison.
According to local sources, Mehdipour’s arrest was possibly related to her activity on social media networks in support of the Iranian labor movement. Among other charges, Mehdipour has been officially charged with “propaganda against the state.”
Some social media users have reported that Mehdipour had also carried out activism online under the pseudonym of “Marcia.”
So far, no further information has been released about Khadjieh Mehdipour’s condition.