The arrest of 60-year-old Nasrin Sotoudeh took place Sunday in Tehran during the funeral of 17-year-old Armita Garawand, who died a day earlier after nearly a month in intensive care.
Sotoudeh, who was awarded the European Parliament's 2012 Sakharov prize for her human rights work, has been arrested several times in recent years.
"My wife was arrested during the funeral of Armita Garawand along with others," Reza Khandan, Sotoudeh's husband, told AFP, saying she was "violently beaten" during the arrest. Читать дальше...