Iranian Human Rights Defender Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested Amid Funeral
2023-10-31T10:12:36+00:00
Shafaq News/ Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested during the funeral of Armita Geravanad, a young woman who died following an assault in a Tehran metro station for not wearing a hijab.
Sotoudeh was suspended and detained alongside other mourners, her husband confirmed.
Geravanad, a 17-year-old student from a Kurdish region, passed away in October after falling into a coma due to the assault. According to AFP.
Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights advocate, has been arrested multiple times recently, facing charges related to her activism and legal work.
