Khandan, husband of active human rights lawyer Sotoudeh, was arrested for supporting his wife's efforts and her fight against mandatory hijab laws in Iran. He was charged with “gathering and collusion against national security," “propaganda against the regime,” and “spreading and promoting not wearing hijab.” He was held in prison briefly in 2018 but wasn't sentenced until 2019. He was never brought in to serve his five-year term, until now. Doing this shows that Iran has no plans to change the hijab laws anytime soon and wants to show all activists that they will be punished for speaking out.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/middleeast/reza-khandan-iran-prison-sentence-intl
Lauren Pesola
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