World Organisation Against Torture:

Iran is one of the most dangerous countries for lawyers. According to the National Union of Iranian Bar Associations (SCODA), since 2018, there have been at least 54 reported incidents of killings, assaults, and property destruction targeting lawyers, including the murder of 17 lawyers. In addition to the systematic violence, since the 1979 Islamic Revoultion, lawyers have been subjected to harassment and persecution by the government. In the aftermath of Woman, Life, Freedom protests following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police on 16 September 2022, the oppression of lawyers, particularly those who defend imprisoned protestors, has further increased. Nearly 80 lawyers have been detained since 2021 and hundreds have lost their license.

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