[2][3] In February 2017, Rahemipour was convicted of "spreading propaganda against the system," which resulted in a one-year prison sentence due to her media interviews, attendance at the gathering of the Mothers of Laleh Park, and signing of various petitions.
[7] As of May 2018, Rahemipour is facing trial for the second time in reprisal for a complaint filed with the UN on the enforced disappearance of her brother and his infant daughter.
Ministry of Intelligence officials told Rahemipour that they would stop the prosecution if she agreed to withdraw her complaint before the United Nations.
[8] Hossein Rahemipour, Raheleh’s brother, was arrested in August 1983 for affiliation with an opposition political group, the banned radical communist party Rah-e Kargar.
Hossein's pregnant wife was taken with him to Evin Prison based in Teheran, where she gave birth to their baby daughter, Gilrou, in April 1984.