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Leading Iranian human rights lawyer detained in Tehran, daughter says
Prize-winning lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh detained in Tehran amid intensified crackdown on dissent, with authorities confiscating devices and rights groups warning of thousands of arrests during the war.
- On Thursday, Iranian authorities arrested prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh at her home. Her daughter, Mehraveh Khandan, confirmed the detention, noting the family has had no contact or official information regarding her whereabouts.
- Days before the detention, Sotoudeh criticized the Islamic Republic's policies in an interview published Monday, stating they 'have exposed us to death.' Her arrest occurs during an intensified government crackdown on political dissent.
- The 63-year-old lawyer, a 2012 Sakharov Prize recipient, has frequently defended activists and women opposing headscarf mandates. Her husband, activist Reza Khandan, is currently serving a prison sentence at Tehran's Evin prison.
- During a brief call Thursday, Sotoudeh told family members the Intelligence Ministry detained her and confiscated all communication devices. Authorities provided no official reason for the arrest.
- This detention follows news that imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi suffered a heart attack on March 24. Lawyer Chirinne Ardakani described Mohammadi's health as worsening while held at Zanjan Prison.
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LiberationAs Israeli-American bombs rain on Iran, the regime's repression of its own population continues to intensify. A young protester imprisoned in January was hanged this Thursday and we also learned of the arrest of Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the Sakharov Prize.
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