Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh's husband, arrested
Security forces arrested Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh's husband, and took him to Evin Prosecutor's Office.
Mr. Khandan had previously said that he had been summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence by telephone, but that he would refuse to go there because this type of summons was illegal.
Amnesty International immediately condemned Reza Khandan's arrest and called for his unconditional release and that of his wife, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and human rights activist also imprisoned in Evin.
The US State Department also tweeted in Persian that it is "closely following" news of the arrest of Reza Khandan and several lawyers who have recently been arrested in Iran.
We are deeply shocked and concerned by the news of the arrest of #Reza_Khandan , the husband of #Nasrin_Stoudeh . We are also closely following the news of the arrest of several #lawyers, including #Farokh_Forozan , #Payam_Dar_Fashan , and #Hodah_Amid . The #Iranian_regime should be asked what it is really #afraid of ? pic.twitter.com/HWJKJb8LL5
— USAdarFarsi (@USAdarFarsi) September 4, 2018
Reza Khandan had previously informed the media about the judicial and security measures taken against his wife.
Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on a hunger strike in Evin Prison for eleven days, prior to her husband's arrest, in protest of the processing of her case and that of other arrested civil activists.
Source: Voice of America
