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Iranian Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Freed on Bail

5/13/2026

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Nasrin Sotoudeh, rights lawyer, was released on bail on May 13 after being arrested at her home on April 1.
Her release comes amid a crackdown on Iran’s civil society, with thousands arrested since the U.S.–Israel war with Iran began on February 28, after January protests where security forces killed many demonstrators.
Sotoudeh’s daughter Mehraveh Khandan announced the bail on Instagram, noting that her husband Reza Khandan was imprisoned since December 2024.

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Nasrin Sotoudeh, rights lawyer, was released on bail on May 13 after being arrested at her home on April 1.
Her release comes amid a crackdown on Iran’s civil society, with thousands arrested since the U.S.–Israel war with Iran began on February 28, after January protests where security forces killed many demonstrators.
Sotoudeh’s daughter Mehraveh Khandan announced the bail on Instagram, noting that her husband Reza Khandan was imprisoned since December 2024.