14 December 2024 :
December 12, 2024 - IRAN - Reza Khandan, husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, arrested by security forces in Tehran
According to a report received by Hengaw, on Thursday, December 12, 2024, Reza Khandan was was arrested by security forces at his residence, and transferred to an undisclosed location. He is the husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent lawyer and former political prisoner.
Mehraveh Khandan, Mr. Khandan’s daughter, stated in a post that her father was arrested at home this morning.
Reza Khandan, along with Farhad Meysami, a physician and civil activist, was sentenced to six years in prison in February 2019. However, the implementation of the sentence was postponed, and it is likely that his arrest is related to this case. Reza Khandan had been sentenced to five years in prison for "assembly and collusion against security" and one year for "propaganda against the state," amounting to a total of six years of imprisonment.
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