Overview
- Nasrin Sotoudeh was taken from her Tehran home overnight by Intelligence Ministry agents, her daughter said, and the family’s phones and laptops were seized.
- In a brief call, Sotoudeh told relatives that intelligence agents detained her, with her daughter adding that severe internet limits have made direct contact hard.
- Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi was found unconscious on March 24 after what supporters describe as a heart attack, and they say she received only infirmary care inside prison.
- Mohammadi’s lawyer reported after a tightly controlled visit that she appeared emaciated, pale, and weak and needed a nurse to help her move.
- Rights monitors report hundreds of arrests, tighter controls on communication, and more executions since late February, with Mohammadi’s supporters also warning of stress and safety risks from nearby strikes heard at Zanjan prison.