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Prominent Iranian rights activist held
(MENAFN- Arab News) DUBAI: One of Iran's most prominent human rights activists Narges Mohammadi has been arrested by state security forces and detained in Tehran's Evin Prison her husband said Wednesday.
Mohammadi is a close associate of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Her activism has included promoting women's rights and campaigning to end the death penalty.
Her husband Taghi Rahmani told The Associated Press that about 10 people showed up at Mohammadi's house early Tuesday morning to detain her a show of force he called 'very provocative.' Authorities later called her 8-year-old twins to inform them she was behind bars said Rahmani who lives in exile in France. 'Narges is a human rights activist. ... She hasn't done anything wrong' he said.
Mohammadi was a vice president of Ebadi's now-banned Defenders of Human Rights Center. Ebadi herself left Iran after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009 which touched off unprecedented protests and harsh crackdowns by authorities.
Mohammadi is a close associate of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Her activism has included promoting women's rights and campaigning to end the death penalty.
Her husband Taghi Rahmani told The Associated Press that about 10 people showed up at Mohammadi's house early Tuesday morning to detain her a show of force he called 'very provocative.' Authorities later called her 8-year-old twins to inform them she was behind bars said Rahmani who lives in exile in France. 'Narges is a human rights activist. ... She hasn't done anything wrong' he said.
Mohammadi was a vice president of Ebadi's now-banned Defenders of Human Rights Center. Ebadi herself left Iran after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009 which touched off unprecedented protests and harsh crackdowns by authorities.
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