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    Nasrin Sotoudeh

    Iranian lawyer and human right activist

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  1. Nasrin Sotoudeh (Persian: نسرین ستوده) is a human rights lawyer in Iran. She has represented imprisoned Iranian opposition activists and politicians following the disputed June 2009 Iranian presidential elections and prisoners sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were minors.

  2. Feb 8, 2023 · Sotoudeh, renowned around the world for advocating for the rights of women, children and activists in Iran, is currently on medical furlough from jail, after being sentenced to 38 years in prison...

  3. Oct 30, 2020 · After a five-week hunger strike, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iran's best-known human rights lawyer, faces a grave health crisis in Qarchak prison, a notoriously harsh facility south of Tehran.

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  4. Mar 11, 2019 · Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and women's rights defender, was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes in March 2019. Amnesty International called for her immediate and unconditional release and urged the international community to intervene.

  5. May 27, 2021 · PEN America campaigns for the release and protection of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer, writer, and activist who has been imprisoned and beaten by Iranian authorities. Learn about her case history, her work, and her awards.

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  7. Jun 21, 2021 · Nasrin Sotoudeh is a human rights lawyer and defender who has been imprisoned for 12 years for her work with women who oppose compulsory veiling laws. UN experts condemn her imprisonment and that of her husband, and urge Iran to end the criminalisation of human rights defenders.

  8. Sep 15, 2021 · Nasrin Sotoudeh is an exemplary Iranian woman and lawyer who for years has been struggling to restore womens rights. When my friends and I founded the Society for...

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