In the past year, 41 Iranian have been arrested amid ongoing government crackdowns on dissent.
A report published by the Vokalapress website, a specialized news platform focusing on the legal profession of judicial lawyers in Iran, disclosed a list of lawyers who encountered summonses, arrests, criminal convictions, or prolonged imprisonment over the past year (ending in March).
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Notable among the lawyers listed are Nasrin Sotoudeh and Saleh Nikbakht.
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a renowned human rights lawyer in Iran, has represented various opposition activists, politicians, and women arrested for violating Iran’s mandatory hijab law.
In 2021, she was recognized as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Despite her contributions to human rights advocacy, Sotoudeh has faced harassment and was released on a medical furlough in July 2021.
Saleh Nikbakht, known as the family attorney of Mahsa Amini, received a severe sentence from an Iranian court for allegedly engaging in “propaganda against the regime.”
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41 Lawyers In Iran Arrested In Past Year Under Ongoing Suppression
