Reza Khandan
Reza Khandan is a human rights defender and the husband of woman human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh. He advocates against compulsory veiling rules and the death penality in Iran. In 2019, he was sentenced to six years in prison on trumped up charges of “gathering and collusion with the intention of acting against national security” and “propaganda activities against state” for producing and distributing “no-to-obligatory-hijab” badges.
Human rights defenders and journalists are arrested, detained and prosecuted in unfair trials. HRDs continue to receive death threats and are subjected to harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention. They are refused bail or receive extreme bail conditions. HRDs are additionally subjected to systematic surveillance and their family members are targeted. Journalists have been subjected to flogging for criticising the government.
