Aliyeh Motallebzadeh

She is a Photographer, Journalist and women rights activist

<coverage-outsourcing id='10507'> Security agents searched her and her husband’s home and took some of their personal and professional belongings. In the days that followed, she was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry for questioning. Her lawyer told Radio Zamaneh that the search of her home took place one day after a trip she took to participate in an educational project in the field of women’s empowerment </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10506'> Was arrested. Her lawyer, Amir Salar Davoudi, told Deutsche Welle, that Aliyeh Mottalebzadeh was asked, in a telephone call, to appear before the office of the Intelligence Ministry to recuperate her belongings but once there she was arrested and taken to Evin prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10652'> Radio Zamaneh reported that her attorney wrote a letter to the minister of Intelligence, stressing “the civil and defense rights” of his client and criticized the fact that she has not yet been charged, This letter can be found in the evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10853'> Sadra Abdollahi told BBC Persian that the Intelligence Ministry has recorded a 25year-long photo archive of Aliyeh Mottalebzadeh, and that this archive will never be returned </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10852'> Sadra Abdollahi told BBC Persian, that in search warrant, produced by the Intelligence Ministry agents to search his residence, “search for anti-revolutionaries and ISIS” had been given. The interrogator of the case said, in response to his protestations, “in such cases a telephone warrant from the prosecutor is allowed and that they must have possessed a telephone warrant” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10854'> Sadra Abdollahi told BBC Persian that 15 days after Aliyeh Mottalebzadeh wrote a letter to the minister of Intelligence complaining about the “manner and method of the entry and search of the house by Intelligence agents”, the prosecutor’s office contacted her and asked some questions. He says, “they were upset about Aliyeh’s complaint to the Intelligence Minister” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10982'> Was released </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='18417'> Was sentenced to three years prison, by judge Ahmadzadeh, presiding over branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, on the charge of “assembly and collusion against the national security” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='18647'> Reporters Without Borders condemned the “continuation of the repression of journalists and the media in Iran” and gave news of the arrest of Sasan Aghaei, Yaghma Fashkhami, and the issuance of a verdict of incarceration for Aliyeh Motallebzade </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27045'> Branch 36 of the Tehran appellate court headed by Judge Zargar confirmed the sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33030'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26976/'> She went to prison to serve her prison term </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33070'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/statements/a-535/'> The Association for the Defense of Free Press released a statement calling the charges and the trial procedure of Aliyeh Motallebzadeh during the primary and appeal stages "unfair and baseless and illogical". The association demanded a new approach to the case procedure in a fair trial with a jury. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35678'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29773/'> Aliyeh Motallebzadeh and 16 other political and security prisoners in Evin and Rajai Shahr prisons released a statement calling solitary confinement a "clear example of torture" and illegal even based on Islamic Republic's laws. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35679'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29867/'> After filing a complaint about holding prisoners in solitary confinement, she was denied phone calls. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35884'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/54404.htm'> She went on furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35950'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30192/'> She returned to prison at the end of her furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36317'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31013/'> Sepideh Kashani went on leave. One day later Aliyeh Motallebzadeh and Zahra Jamali also went on leave. They had contracted COVID19 after a coronavirus outbreak in the women’s ward of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36695'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/SadraAbdollahi/status/1432428089238241280?s=20'> Aliyeh Motallebzadeh returned to prison to serve the rest of her sentence. She was summoned back to prison despite her lung problems from coronavirus and her bad health. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37071'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfGODzqBPT/'> Sadra Abdollahi, husband of Aliyeh Motallebzadeh posted on Instagram that after a week since his wife’s return to Evin Prison, she has not had any calls or visitations with family. According to Mr. Abdollahi, a prison official said Aliyeh Motallebzadeh has been denied any contact outside the prison because she has contacted prisoners in other prisons and has spread negative stories about the conduct of prison authorities in dealing with coronavirus. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37069'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3j1N5Nc'> Reporters Without Borders announced Keyvan Samimi, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, and Khosrow Sadeghi Boroujeni have become targets of arbitrary punishments and have been denied medical treatment and contact with family. Keyvan Samimi sent a message from prison saying after he lost phone call and visitation rights, 11 of his friends and fellow prisoners were threatened by the Evin Prison Information Ministry office. Aliyeh Motallebzadeh has been denied phone calls and family visits for two months because of calling prisoners in other prisons. Khosrow Sadeghi Boroujeni is suffering from various ailments, but prison authorities refuse to send him to a hospital. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37566'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32434/'> HRANA reported that the parole and furlough requests of Aliyeh Motallebzadeh were denied by the Tehran prosecutor’s office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38854'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/FSeifikaran/status/1480564880419741704?s=20&t=lF9rMuIQqGg8HRFsKY20hg'> She was banished to Qarchak Varamin Prison for holding a memorial ceremony for Baktash Abtin. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39084'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3LQKeTG'> Aliyeh Motallebzadeh has been denied her necessary medication since her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39017'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ghazzallz/status/1517954430653579266?s=20&t=3hpz2a02o-U6czJOXEKPpQ'> Her daughter, Ghazal Abdollahi, reported on Twitter that the Prisons Organizations have denied Aliyeh Motallebzadeh and Narges Mohammadi’s furlough for six and three months respectively. Also, the two have been summoned to court for a new case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39767'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/67014'> In recent days Narges Mohammadi and Aliyeh Motallebzadeh have been threatened with murder by violent crime prisoners in Qarchak Prison. In an interview with the Emtedad website, attorney at law Mostafa Nili said although the prison and judiciary authorities are aware of these threats, they have not received any responses so far. A prisoner convicted of murder has threatened to murder Narges Mohammadi and Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, saying: “I’ll kill you and become famous.” According to Mostafa Nili, these threats have endangered the physical and mental security of political prisoners in Qarchak prison; other political prisoners have also received similar threats. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39940'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cen1Fd2OjOT/'> Narges Mohammadi and Aliyeh Motallebzadeh warned that the “overflow of sewage in women’s ward of Qarchak prison is putting prisoners’ health in serious danger.” The two were quoted on Ms. Mohammadi’s Instagram page announcing that female prisoners in Qarchak Prison are denied basic elements such as clean water, air, and food. They called Qarchak Prison “the torture chamber of female prisoners”. The “toxic and polluted air” in Qarchak Prison has put the prisoners in danger of respiratory diseases. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40241'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35513/'> HRANA reported that the 101st branch of the criminal court of Shahr-e Ray has opened a new case for Ms. Motallebzadeh. Absence during her furlough was announced as the reason for this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40856'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ghazzallz/status/1549674982795612162'> All the prisoners held in the political ward of the Women’s Prison in Qarchak were transferred to Evin Prison. Ghazal Abdollahi, daughter of Aliyeh Motallebzadeh announced on Twitter that her mother informed her of this event in a phone call. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41048'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg4Hd8Ku2S0/'> Narges Mohammadi and Aliyeh Mtallebzadeh released a note that was later posted on Ms. Mohammadi’s Instagram page, in which they emphasize the necessity of shutting down Qarchak women’s prison. Inhumane conditions of Qarchak prison include lack of effective air-conditioning, dirty undrinkable water that can’t even be used for shower, lack of natural light and sewer system, and old and unsuitable facilities and infrastructure were among the reasons that Ms. Mohammadi and Ms. Motallebzadeh mentioned. They added that the sudden transfer of political prisoners takes away the voices of female prisoners who live in terrible conditions. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41427'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/ChZO-2Hqnpt/?hl=en'> Aliyeh Motallebzadeh and Narges Mohammadi, both clients of Mr. Nili released a “testimonial” saying the security and judiciary officials are responsible for the sentences issued against their attorney, who had “reflected the reality” of Qarchak Prison in the media. They also explained that after they were threatened with beating and death by a “murder suspect” in prison, their attorney reported the incident and demanded intervention. According to the two, after receiving no responses from the officials, Mr. Nili did an interview with domestic media which led to the case that the public prosecutor brought against him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41428'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/letters/a-911/'> 16 female political prisoners in Evin Prison released an open letter about the spread of coronavirus in the women’s ward and warned about the high population density in the ward. The signatories are Hasti Amiri, Narges Adibi, Fariba Asadi, Leila Gholikhani, Ganjeh, Sepideh Gholian, Zohreh Sarv, Maliheh Jafari, Nasrin Javadi, Gelareh Abbasi, Saba Kurd Afshari, Zeinab Hamrang, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Shakila Monfared, Asal Mohammadi, Farangis Mazloum, and Narges Mohammadi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42351'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CjPZedXq_hN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> 12 female political prisoners released a statement announcing their sit-in at Evin Prison in support of the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. The statement was posted on Ms. Mohammadi's Instagram. Narges Mohammadi, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Hasti Amiri, Zhola Makvandi, Sepideh Kashani, Sepideh Gholian, Maliheh Jafari, Elnaz Eslami, Mahnaz Tarrah, Nazanin Mohammadnejad, Raha Asgarizadeh, and Gelareh Abbasi are the signatories of the statement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42889'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37369/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> The Prisons' Organization of Tehran province brought a lawsuit against 14 female prisoners in Evin Prison. According to HRANA, Fariba Asadi, Shakila Monfared, Saba Kurd Afshari, Forough Taghipour, Parastou Moeini, Raheleh Ahmadi, Zahra Safaei, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Narges Mohammadi, Marzieh Farsi, Fereshteh Sadant Mohammadi, Azam (Nasrin) Khezri Javadi, Narges Adibi, and Asrin Darkaleh are facing a new case because they refused to wear handcuffs and shackles while being transferred to court. According to the report, the Prisons' Organization of Tehran has claimed that the prisoners organized a sit-in after the officials denied their request to not wear handcuffs and shackles. The charges brought against these female prisoners are "disrupting public order, assembly and conspiracy against the state, insulting the officials, and disobeying the orders of prison guards. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42909'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ghazzallz/status/1583834628452155392'> Ghazal Abdollahi, daughter of Aliyeh Motallebzadeh reported on Twitter that her mother has been transferred to the hospital due to her deteriorating health. Two days later she reported that her mother was returned to prison: > Mom hasn't called us yet and her ward mates told families that Aliyeh was brought from the infirmary to the ward with a serum in her hand. She has a low awareness level and her movements are slow. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42910'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ghazzallz/status/1584268337076240385'> Her daughter Ghazal Abdollahi tweeted: > Mom called after being denied phone calls for a long time. She said it seems like the communication restrictions for Narges Mohammadi and I have been lifted. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='43697'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3ELXbfs'> According to IranWire, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh released a statement from Evin Prison to "martyred children, women, and youth of this land" in which she expresses admiration and respect for the families of the victims of the Islamic Republic across the country who do not back down despite losing their loved ones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46771'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9Byo2qUtE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Narges Mohammadi and Aliyeh Motallebzadeh released a letter from Evin Prison which was posted on Ms. Mohammadi's Instagram page. In the letter, they express support for their attorney Mostafa Nili and asked the international judicial bodies to make efforts for the release of Mr. Nili and all the incarcerated human rights attorneys in Iran. The letter emphasized that he was arrested for his efforts to bring a lawsuit against the leaders of the Islamic Republic for preventing the vaccine from being imported. The letter also mentions some of the cases that Mr. Nili had defended as an attorney to show his character and his dedication to defending the rights of prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47411'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/a_motalebzadeh/status/1623476686569234435'> She was released. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>