Leading Iranian human rights lawyer detained in Tehran, daughter says
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Key Points:
- Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was detained overnight at her home in Tehran by intelligence agents, according to her daughter, amid a broader crackdown on dissent in Iran.
- Sotoudeh, known for defending activists and women prosecuted for removing headscarves, is currently out on bail for health reasons and has previously been imprisoned multiple times.
- Her detention coincides with intensified government repression following the outbreak of war with the U.S. and Israel, with authorities arresting hundreds and increasing executions of protesters.
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, also imprisoned in Iran, reportedly suffered a heart attack recently and is in deteriorating health, raising further concerns about the treatment of political prisoners.
- Sotoudeh’s family fears for her safety amid ongoing airstrikes near detention facilities and worries that the regime’s brutality will escalate further with the ongoing conflict overshadowing human rights abuses.
