Political prisoner Khadijeh Medipour received 20 months of prison term.
Agents of the IRGC Intelligence arrested Khadijeh Mehdipour three months ago, on October 10, 2021. Two days later, they transferred Ms. Mehdipour, 34 and a resident of Ivan-e Gharb, to the women’s ward of the Central Prison of Ilam. She has been detained there since in violation of the principle of separation of crimes.
Political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour had been arrested once before on October 3, 2020, for her activities on social media. Her sentence was to pay 3 million Tomans in cash.
The Revolutionary Court of Ilam tried her on charges of “propaganda against the state” and insulting Khomeini and Khamenei, the regime’s previous and incumbent supreme leaders. The court handed down a 20-month sentence to her.
Political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour constantly has headaches. There is a black stain in her eye. On January 5, 2022, the authorities sent her to a civic hospital where she received glasses and eye drops but was returned to prison.
The Mehdipour family say Khadijeh who already suffered from GI problems, is presently experiencing kidney pain because of being detained in bad prison conditions.
Political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour suffers from various illnesses
In a call home, political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour told her family that she had been detained two weeks in the quarantine ward, where her kidneys were infected because the walls and the floor were damp.
“The intelligence forces initially intended to take Ms. Mehdipour to the Forensics and have her undergo neural and mental examinations. They planned to show that she is mentally ill,” said an informed source. “But she firmly resisted this ploy. They also asked her repeatedly to write a letter of remorse, but she rejected her allegations.”
The source added that political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdizadeh is not eligible for parole or early release because she has refused to express remorse.
