Archive for July 2020

Judiciary Blocks Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Bank Account, Cutting Off Funds for Family

Husband of Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Says Tactic Aimed at Silencing Family

Reza Khandan: “They want to send a message to those who are willing to go to prison. What we have to say is we won’t step back”

July 29, 2020—Broadening its assault on human rights defenders and their families, Iran’s judiciary has blocked the bank account of imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, her husband, Reza Khandan, told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on July 27, 2020. Read more