The 47-year-old is being held on suspicion of plotting to commit crimes against security and insulting Islam. Taghipoor said it is over comments she made on Facebook about the Iranian government being "too Islamic".
The charge is "insulting Islamic sanctities", which can carry the death penalty. She is being held in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, where several political prisoners have been held. [The Huffington Post UK] Read more
