Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, a women’s rights activist and photographer, in a phone call to her family informed them that she was detained in Ward 209 of Evin.
Ward 209 is run by the Intelligence Ministry (MOIS).
She has been detained for five days, but she said she was not aware of her charges, yet.
Ms. Motallebazadeh’s lawyer wrote a letter to the Minister of Intelligence on December 2, 2016, demanding to be informed of the charges of her client. He also asked the ministry to observe his client’s rights.