Whereabouts of prominent Iranian lawyer unknown 12 days after arrest
Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh 12 days after her arrest, the human rights website HRANA reported.
According to the report, Sotoudeh has had only one brief phone call with her family during this period. In the call, she said she had been detained by agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry but did not disclose where she was being held.
HRANA said Sotoudeh’s family has contacted judicial and security authorities to seek information about her situation but were reportedly told that her name is not registered in any judicial authority.
