From the Execution of Mohammad Thalath to the Arrest of Two Lawyers in Tehran

Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent lawyer, was arrested by security forces at her home on June 13 and remains in the women's section of Evin Prison. According to her husband, she has been charged with 'assembly, collusion, and propaganda against the regime.' In recent months, Sotoudeh has represented several women protesting against mandatory hijab, part of the movement known as 'Girls of Revolution Street.' She has also protested the judiciary's recent action of providing a list of approved lawyers. Zeynab Taheri, another lawyer, was arrested following the execution of her client, Mohammad Thalath, by the Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office. Thalath was accused of running over and killing three police officers with a bus during clashes on Pasdaran Street in Tehran. He denied the charges in his last trial session, claiming he was not the driver of that bus. The execution of this Gonabadi dervish drew criticism from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the European Union, and the U.S. government. Additionally, this week's magazine includes: the request of three UN special rapporteurs to revoke the death sentence of Ramin Hossein Panahi, the 'poor' physical condition of Ahmadreza Jalali, a prisoner doctor in Iran, the enforcement of the prison sentence of Mohammad Mozafari, a civil activist in Tehran, and news about other political and ideological prisoners.