Tehran police have detained an Afghan female blogger on charges of “insulting Iranian women,” authorities announced on Monday. The police also confirmed that her Instagram accounts had been blocked and urged citizens to report similar cases.
According to Iranian media, Davood Moazami Goudarzi, Tehran’s Cyber Police Chief, stated that the blogger had recently shared content deemed offensive to Iranian women. Following an investigation, authorities discovered that she had been working in a beauty salon in Tehran without proper documentation.
Goudarzi accused the blogger of “engaging in criminal activity in cyberspace without regard for the country’s laws.” He added that after being summoned, she apologised to Iranian women and claimed her posts were the result of a personal dispute with certain clients.
The Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported that all of her social media accounts had been blocked and that her case had been referred to judicial authorities for further legal proceedings.
Goudarzi stated that the blogger’s Instagram posts had caused distress among Iranian women and that Tehran’s law enforcement prioritised the matter.
It remains unclear whether she has been released following interrogation, and authorities have not disclosed further details about the content that led to her arrest.
