DUBAI: An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests has been arrested, state media reported Sunday.
The unrest at the time followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who was detained by the police for allegedly not properly wearing her mandatory hijab. Her death triggered massive protests that quickly escalated into calls to overthrow Iran’s four-decade-old Islamic theocracy.
The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Sunday that Mohsen Borhani had been previously sentenced but did not give further details on his case or jail time issued.
Borhani, also a university professor, became popular on social media for his critical views of the Iranian government during the 2022 demonstrations that shook the Islamic Republic and sparked a security crackdown that killed more than 500 people and saw over 22,000 detained. UN investigators said Iran is responsible for the physical violence that led to her death,
The arrest came a day after reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian was elected to lead the country.
Pezeshkian promised to ease enforcement of the country’s mandatory headscarf law and reach out to the West after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.
Iran detains outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini’s death
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Iran detains outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini’s death
Israeli court postpones trial of Adnan Ghaith until Jan. 20
- Palestinian Authority’s governor of Jerusalem charged with violating military orders
LONDON: An Israeli court on Sunday postponed the trial of the Palestinian Authority’s governor of Jerusalem until Jan. 20.
Adnan Ghaith, who lives in the Silwan neighborhood of the city, is charged with violating Israeli military orders issued against him since he was appointed to the position in 2018.
Israeli authorities have imposed several military restrictions on Ghaith, including preventing his entry into the occupied West Bank and limiting his movement within Silwan.
He is also banned from communicating with 51 national and official figures, including Palestinian leaders.
Ghaith has been under house arrest for various lengths of time since 2018. Last year he traveled abroad — to Morocco — for the first time to attend an event supporting Jerusalem, after years of being denied the right to travel.
The Palestinian Authority said that Israeli authorities’ measures against Ghaith were intended “to cut off his connection with the political and national scenes in the occupied capital (Jerusalem),” the WAFA news agency reported.
