Iran arrests lawyer at funeral of girl who died after metro incident

Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested at funeral of Armita Garawand, who died after alleged encounter with morality police

Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent lawyer and human rights defender as she attended the funeral of a teenage girl who died after a disputed metro incident, her husband has said.

Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on Sunday in Tehran during the funeral of 16-year-old Armita Garawand, who died a day earlier after nearly a month in intensive care.

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This post was originally published on Human rights | The Guardian.