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== Personal life == == Personal life ==
Khandan is married to Nasrin Sotoudeh, with whom he has two children, Mehraveh and Nima, and lives in ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Jeff |date=2024-12-22 |title=Nasrin Sotoudeh Speaks Out: Husband Reza Khandan Sits in Evin Prison for Supporting Women’s Freedom in Iran |url=https://msmagazine.com/2024/12/22/nasrin-sotoudeh-husband-reza-khandan-evin-prison-women-iran/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230170746/https://msmagazine.com/2024/12/22/nasrin-sotoudeh-husband-reza-khandan-evin-prison-women-iran/ |archive-date=2024-12-30 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-12-14 |title=Leading activist arrested in Iran: daughter, lawyer |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/leading-activist-arrested-iran-daughter-lawyer |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250101084418/https://www.newarab.com/news/leading-activist-arrested-iran-daughter-lawyer |archive-date=2025-01-01 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=] |language=en-EN}}</ref> Khandan married lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in 1995, with whom he has two children, Mehraveh and Nima; he lives with his family in ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Jeff |date=2024-12-22 |title=Nasrin Sotoudeh Speaks Out: Husband Reza Khandan Sits in Evin Prison for Supporting Women’s Freedom in Iran |url=https://msmagazine.com/2024/12/22/nasrin-sotoudeh-husband-reza-khandan-evin-prison-women-iran/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230170746/https://msmagazine.com/2024/12/22/nasrin-sotoudeh-husband-reza-khandan-evin-prison-women-iran/ |archive-date=2024-12-30 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-12-14 |title=Leading activist arrested in Iran: daughter, lawyer |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/leading-activist-arrested-iran-daughter-lawyer |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250101084418/https://www.newarab.com/news/leading-activist-arrested-iran-daughter-lawyer |archive-date=2025-01-01 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=] |language=en-EN}}</ref> Sotoudeh described Khandan as "truly a modern man" who supported her with her work.<ref name="payvand1">{{cite news |author=Syma |first=Sayyah |date=2007-05-29 |title=Nasrin Sotoudeh: The Ardent, Passionate and Dedicated Attorney at Law |url=http://www.payvand.com/news/07/may/1333.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113200446/http://www.payvand.com/news/07/may/1333.html |archive-date=2013-01-13 |access-date=2011-01-13 |newspaper=Payvand |language=en}}</ref>


== Activism == == Activism ==
Sotoudeh rose to prominence in Iran for representing imprisoned Iranian opposition activists following the ]. She also represented adults sentenced to death for crimes committed as children, as well as women arrested for appearing in public without a ]. Khandan publicly supported women's right to choose whether or not to veil, and stated he was against the forced imposition of any religion or belief by the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Jeff |date=2023-05-22 |title=Opinion: A button, a love story, and an Iranian couple who will not be silenced |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/opinions/iran-button-protest-couple-nasrin-sotoudeh-reza-khandan-kaufman/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230032433/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/opinions/iran-button-protest-couple-nasrin-sotoudeh-reza-khandan-kaufman/index.html |archive-date=2024-12-30 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Sotoudeh rose to prominence in Iran for representing imprisoned Iranian opposition activists following the ]. She also represented adults sentenced to death for crimes committed as children, as well as women arrested for appearing in public without a ]. Khandan publicly supported women's right to choose whether or not to veil, and stated he was against the forced imposition of any religion or belief by the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Jeff |date=2023-05-22 |title=Opinion: A button, a love story, and an Iranian couple who will not be silenced |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/opinions/iran-button-protest-couple-nasrin-sotoudeh-reza-khandan-kaufman/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230032433/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/22/opinions/iran-button-protest-couple-nasrin-sotoudeh-reza-khandan-kaufman/index.html |archive-date=2024-12-30 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>


Sotoudeh was arrested in 2018 and charged with espionage, the dissemination of propaganda, and disparaging ], the ]. In March 2019, she was sentenced to 38 years imprisonment in addition to 148 lashes.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=PEN America Condemns Prison Summons Issued to Reza Khandan, Husband to Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh |url=https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-prison-summons-issued-to-reza-khandan-husband-to-prominent-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320134350/https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-prison-summons-issued-to-reza-khandan-husband-to-prominent-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Khandan became a more prominent figure nationally and internationally after he began publicly campaigning for Sotoudeh's release.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Khandan and fellow activist ] created thousands of badges reading "I oppose the mandatory hijab" in ]; Khandan also frequently posted updates about Sotoudeh on social media.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saranj |first=Parisa |date=2023-04-03 |title='I Oppose the Mandatory Hijab' Button Campaign Puts Iranian Women's Rights Front and Center |url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106144836/https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |archive-date=2025-01-06 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Khandan was featured in '']'', a 2020 documentary by American filmmaker ].<ref name=":2" /> Sotoudeh was arrested in 2018 and charged with espionage, the dissemination of propaganda, and disparaging ], the ]. In March 2019, she was sentenced to 38 years imprisonment in addition to 148 lashes.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=PEN America Condemns Prison Summons Issued to Reza Khandan, Husband to Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh |url=https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-prison-summons-issued-to-reza-khandan-husband-to-prominent-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320134350/https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-condemns-prison-summons-issued-to-reza-khandan-husband-to-prominent-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/ |archive-date=2023-03-20 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Khandan became a more prominent figure nationally and internationally after he began publicly campaigning for Sotoudeh's release.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Khandan and fellow activist ] created thousands of badges reading "I oppose the mandatory hijab" in ]; Khandan also frequently posted updates about Sotoudeh on social media.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saranj |first=Parisa |date=2023-04-03 |title='I Oppose the Mandatory Hijab' Button Campaign Puts Iranian Women's Rights Front and Center |url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106144836/https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |archive-date=2025-01-06 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Khandan also publicly supported other jailed human rights activists, including ], who was held at ] at the same time as Sotoudeh.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Vasefi |first1=Saba |last2=Doherty |first2=Ben |date=2020-07-28 |title=Kylie Moore-Gilbert: British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran desert prison |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/28/kylie-moore-gilbert-british-australian-academic-moved-to-notorious-iran-prison |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511151022/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/28/kylie-moore-gilbert-british-australian-academic-moved-to-notorious-iran-prison |archive-date=2024-05-11 |access-date=2020-07-28 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Khandan was featured in '']'', a 2020 documentary by American filmmaker ].<ref name=":2" />


In July 2021, Sotoudeh was released from prison on medical ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Iran: IBAHRI condemns prison sentence against Reza Khandan and calls for charges to be dropped |url=https://www.ibanet.org/Iran-IBAHRI-condemns-prison-sentence-against-Reza-Khandan-and-calls-for-charges-to-be-dropped |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425074949/https://www.ibanet.org/Iran-IBAHRI-condemns-prison-sentence-against-Reza-Khandan-and-calls-for-charges-to-be-dropped |archive-date=2024-04-25 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> In July 2021, Sotoudeh was released from prison on medical ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Iran: IBAHRI condemns prison sentence against Reza Khandan and calls for charges to be dropped |url=https://www.ibanet.org/Iran-IBAHRI-condemns-prison-sentence-against-Reza-Khandan-and-calls-for-charges-to-be-dropped |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425074949/https://www.ibanet.org/Iran-IBAHRI-condemns-prison-sentence-against-Reza-Khandan-and-calls-for-charges-to-be-dropped |archive-date=2024-04-25 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
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In September 2018, Khandan was arrested and charged with "spreading propaganda against the system" and "colluding to commit crimes against national security" after posting updates about Sotoudeh's case on social media, in addition to speaking out against mandatory veiling for Iranian women and had also started a petition calling for the immediate commutation of the death sentence issued to ] activist ].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-04 |title=Iran: Husband of hunger-striking human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2018/09/iran-husband-of-hunger-striking-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412204350/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2018/09/iran-husband-of-hunger-striking-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested/ |archive-date=2024-04-12 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=انجمن قلم آمریکا خواستار آزادی فوری رضا خندان، فعال مدنی شد |trans-title=PEN America calls for immediate release of civil activist Reza Khandan |url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF/a-71057312 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227113022/https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF/a-71057312 |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=fa}}</ref> Khandan was arrested alongside fellow activist Farhad Meysami with whom he had distributed anti-mandatory veiling badges. The ] called Khandan's arrest "a blatant attempt by the Iranian authorities to pressure Sotoudeh, as well as , into silence".<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2019-01-23 |title=Iranian Rights Activist Reza Khandan Gets Six-Year Prison Sentence |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-rights-activist-reza-khandan-gets-six-year-prison-sentence/29726991.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929054635/https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-rights-activist-reza-khandan-gets-six-year-prison-sentence/29726991.html |archive-date=2024-09-29 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=] |language=en}}</ref> Khandan was released on bail in December 2018.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> In September 2018, Khandan was arrested and charged with "spreading propaganda against the system" and "colluding to commit crimes against national security" after posting updates about Sotoudeh's case on social media, in addition to speaking out against mandatory veiling for Iranian women and had also started a petition calling for the immediate commutation of the death sentence issued to ] activist ].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-04 |title=Iran: Husband of hunger-striking human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2018/09/iran-husband-of-hunger-striking-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412204350/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2018/09/iran-husband-of-hunger-striking-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested/ |archive-date=2024-04-12 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=انجمن قلم آمریکا خواستار آزادی فوری رضا خندان، فعال مدنی شد |trans-title=PEN America calls for immediate release of civil activist Reza Khandan |url=https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF/a-71057312 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227113022/https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF/a-71057312 |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=fa}}</ref> Khandan was arrested alongside fellow activist Farhad Meysami with whom he had distributed anti-mandatory veiling badges. The ] called Khandan's arrest "a blatant attempt by the Iranian authorities to pressure Sotoudeh, as well as , into silence".<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2019-01-23 |title=Iranian Rights Activist Reza Khandan Gets Six-Year Prison Sentence |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-rights-activist-reza-khandan-gets-six-year-prison-sentence/29726991.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929054635/https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-rights-activist-reza-khandan-gets-six-year-prison-sentence/29726991.html |archive-date=2024-09-29 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=] |language=en}}</ref> Khandan was released on bail in December 2018.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />


On 22 January 2019, Khandan and Meysami were both tried (Khandan in absentia) by Branch 15 of the ]. Khandan received a five year prison sentence for crimes against national security, and an addition one year sentence for spreading anti-state propaganda. He was also banned from leaving Iran and engaging in online activities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Reza Khandan began serving a three year and six months prison sentence issued in 2019 |url=https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/reza-khandan-began-serving-three-year-and-six-months-prison-sentence-issued-2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218172504/https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/reza-khandan-began-serving-three-year-and-six-months-prison-sentence-issued-2019 |archive-date=2024-12-18 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=Reza Khandan, Husband of Prominent Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, Arrested in Tehran |url=https://iranwire.com/en/news/137111-reza-khandan-husband-of-prominent-activist-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested-in-tehran/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=IranWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saranj |first=Parisa |date=2023-04-03 |title='I Oppose the Mandatory Hijab' Button Campaign Puts Iranian Women's Rights Front and Center |url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106144836/https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |archive-date=2025-01-06 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Khandan's sentence was reduced to three years and six months by the Court of Appeal.<ref name=":0" /> On 22 January 2019, Khandan and Meysami were both tried (Khandan in absentia) by Branch 15 of the ]. Khandan received a five year prison sentence for crimes against national security, and an addition one year sentence for spreading anti-state propaganda. He was also banned from leaving Iran and engaging in online activities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-18 |title=Reza Khandan began serving a three year and six months prison sentence issued in 2019 |url=https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/reza-khandan-began-serving-three-year-and-six-months-prison-sentence-issued-2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218172504/https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/reza-khandan-began-serving-three-year-and-six-months-prison-sentence-issued-2019 |archive-date=2024-12-18 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=Reza Khandan, Husband of Prominent Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, Arrested in Tehran |url=https://iranwire.com/en/news/137111-reza-khandan-husband-of-prominent-activist-nasrin-sotoudeh-arrested-in-tehran/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=IranWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saranj |first=Parisa |date=2023-04-03 |title='I Oppose the Mandatory Hijab' Button Campaign Puts Iranian Women's Rights Front and Center |url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106144836/https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/03/iran-women-hijab-headscarf-rights/ |archive-date=2025-01-06 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Khandan's sentence was reduced to three years and six months by the Court of Appeal.<ref name=":0" /> Unlike Khandan, Meysami remained detained in prison, and Khandan publicly supported Meysami and his subsequent hunger strikes on social media.


In February 2023, Khandan received summons to complete his 2019 prison sentence. The decision was criticised by ] and the ]. Khandan ultimately was not recalled to prison.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> In February 2023, Khandan received summons to complete his 2019 prison sentence. The decision was criticised by ] and the ]. Khandan ultimately was not recalled to prison.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />


On 12 December 2024, Khandan was arrested at his home in Tehran and transported to a local police station.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=Reza Khandan, husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, arrested by security forces in Tehran |url=https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-92 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214125715/https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-92 |archive-date=2024-12-14 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Sotoudeh attempted to visit him but was prevented from doing so after she refused to wear a ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The following day, Khandan was taken to court before being sent to ]. Khandan's daughter Mehvareh confirmed Khandan's arrest on social media, and Khandan's legal team and wife subsequently reported that Khandan had been arrested in order to complete his 2019 prison sentence.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> Khandan's lawyers stated their intent to appeal to the ] to secure Khandan's release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alavi |first=Milad |date=2025-01-12 |title=​بازداشت رضا خندان برای اجرای حکم پرونده سال ۹۷/ او مجموعا به تحمل ۴ سال و یک ماه حبس محکوم شده است |trans-title=Reza Khandan detained to implement the verdict of 2018 case/He has been sentenced to a total of 4 years and one month in prison |url=https://www.sharghdaily.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-6/952595-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227091851/https://www.sharghdaily.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-6/952595-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=fa}}</ref> On 12 December 2024, Khandan was arrested at his home in Tehran and transported to a local police station.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-14 |title=Reza Khandan, husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, arrested by security forces in Tehran |url=https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-92 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214125715/https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-92 |archive-date=2024-12-14 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Sotoudeh attempted to visit him but was prevented from doing so after she refused to wear a ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The following day, Khandan was taken to court before being sent to ]. Khandan's daughter Mehvareh confirmed Khandan's arrest on social media, and Khandan's legal team and wife subsequently reported that Khandan had been arrested in order to complete his 2019 prison sentence.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> Khandan's lawyers stated their intent to appeal to the ] to secure Khandan's release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alavi |first=Milad |date=2025-01-12 |title=​بازداشت رضا خندان برای اجرای حکم پرونده سال ۹/۷ او مجموعا به تحمل ۴ سال و یک ماه حبس محکوم شده است |trans-title=Reza Khandan detained to implement the verdict of 2018 case/He has been sentenced to a total of 4 years and one month in prison |url=https://www.sharghdaily.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-6/952595-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227091851/https://www.sharghdaily.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-6/952595-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |archive-date=2024-12-27 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=] |language=fa}}</ref>


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Iranian human rights activist

Reza Khandan (Persian: رضا خندان) is an Iranian human rights activist and graphic designer. The husband of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Khandan has campaigned against compulsory veiling and the death penalty in Iran and publicly advocated for his wife when she was imprisoned between 2018 and 2021. In 2019, Khandan was charged in absentia with breaching national security and distributing anti-state propaganda, and was recalled to prison to carry out his sentence in 2024.

Personal life

Khandan married lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in 1995, with whom he has two children, Mehraveh and Nima; he lives with his family in Tehran. Sotoudeh described Khandan as "truly a modern man" who supported her with her work.

Activism

Sotoudeh rose to prominence in Iran for representing imprisoned Iranian opposition activists following the 2009 presidential elections. She also represented adults sentenced to death for crimes committed as children, as well as women arrested for appearing in public without a hijab. Khandan publicly supported women's right to choose whether or not to veil, and stated he was against the forced imposition of any religion or belief by the Iranian government.

Sotoudeh was arrested in 2018 and charged with espionage, the dissemination of propaganda, and disparaging Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. In March 2019, she was sentenced to 38 years imprisonment in addition to 148 lashes. Khandan became a more prominent figure nationally and internationally after he began publicly campaigning for Sotoudeh's release. Khandan and fellow activist Farhad Meysami created thousands of badges reading "I oppose the mandatory hijab" in Persian; Khandan also frequently posted updates about Sotoudeh on social media. Khandan also publicly supported other jailed human rights activists, including Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was held at Qarchak Prison at the same time as Sotoudeh. Khandan was featured in Nasrin, a 2020 documentary by American filmmaker Jeff Kaufman.

In July 2021, Sotoudeh was released from prison on medical furlough.

Arrest and imprisonment

In September 2018, Khandan was arrested and charged with "spreading propaganda against the system" and "colluding to commit crimes against national security" after posting updates about Sotoudeh's case on social media, in addition to speaking out against mandatory veiling for Iranian women and had also started a petition calling for the immediate commutation of the death sentence issued to Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi. Khandan was arrested alongside fellow activist Farhad Meysami with whom he had distributed anti-mandatory veiling badges. The Centre for Human Rights in Iran called Khandan's arrest "a blatant attempt by the Iranian authorities to pressure Sotoudeh, as well as , into silence". Khandan was released on bail in December 2018.

On 22 January 2019, Khandan and Meysami were both tried (Khandan in absentia) by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Khandan received a five year prison sentence for crimes against national security, and an addition one year sentence for spreading anti-state propaganda. He was also banned from leaving Iran and engaging in online activities. Khandan's sentence was reduced to three years and six months by the Court of Appeal. Unlike Khandan, Meysami remained detained in prison, and Khandan publicly supported Meysami and his subsequent hunger strikes on social media.

In February 2023, Khandan received summons to complete his 2019 prison sentence. The decision was criticised by PEN America and the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute. Khandan ultimately was not recalled to prison.

On 12 December 2024, Khandan was arrested at his home in Tehran and transported to a local police station. Sotoudeh attempted to visit him but was prevented from doing so after she refused to wear a chador. The following day, Khandan was taken to court before being sent to Evin Prison. Khandan's daughter Mehvareh confirmed Khandan's arrest on social media, and Khandan's legal team and wife subsequently reported that Khandan had been arrested in order to complete his 2019 prison sentence. Khandan's lawyers stated their intent to appeal to the Supreme Court to secure Khandan's release.

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