Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran, says her daughter

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested in Tehran late Wednesday, her daughter reported. Sotoudeh's whereabouts are unknown, and her daughter suspects the arrest relates to recent critiques of the government concerning the war. Activists claim the regime is intensifying a crackdown on civil society amid ongoing internet shutdowns and a rise in executions.

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