Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband Summoned to Evin Prison Court
Reza Khandan, husband of prominent Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he was summoned to Branch One of… ...
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January 1, 2011
Hoda Saber’s Wife: “Nobody Is Accountable”
The wife of Hoda Saber, journalist and a Nationalist-Religious activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she has no knowledge about the reasons for her husband’s… ...
December 31, 2010
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December 28, 2010
“The Interrogator Told Me, ‘We Won’t Let You Get Less Than Ten Years,'” Sotoudeh Tells The Judge
The trial court of lawyer and human rights activist, Nasrin Sotoudeh, held on Monday, December 27, 2010 on the new charge of “lack of hejab,” was stopped due to Sotoudeh… ...
December 20, 2010
Sotoudeh’s Deteriorating Health Ends Hunger Strike; Interrogators Tell Lawyer They Control Her Trial Outcome
Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, discussed her latest situation during an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “She called me fifteen minutes ago and we talked…. ...
December 20, 2010
Ebadi: “Javad Larijani Does Not Understand Human Rights And Cannot Fill This Position”
Shirin Ebadi and six other women’s rights activists will hold a sit-in in front of the United Nations in Geneva to protest the dangerous situation of Nasrin Sotoudeh, told the… ...
December 17, 2010
Nobel Laureate to Stage Sit-in in Defense of Detained Colleague
…release of her embattled colleague in Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh. The sit-in will start on 20 December. Sotoudeh, 47, is a prominent human rights lawyer who has been held in solitary… ...
December 17, 2010
Joint Letter Announcing Protest in Support of Nasrin Sotoudeh
The life of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer and women rights activist, is in danger. Nasrin was arrested by Iranian authorities on 4th September 2010 for her activity… ...
December 16, 2010
Weekly Rights Podcast 20
In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: Nasrin Sotoudeh is charged with not wearing a hejad for not wearing a headscarf in a 2008 YouTube video and Mohammad Javad Larijani comments… ...
December 14, 2010
Sotoudeh’s Husband Reacts to Javad Larijani’s New Charges Against Her
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the new charges raised against Sotoudeh after she began her third hunger strike since… ...
December 13, 2010
Blindfolds and Handcuffs for Sotoudeh During Visitation
Reza Khandan, human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, told the International Campaign for Human Rights In Iran that Sotoudeh was not brought to the visiting hour last Thursday for unclear… ...
November 30, 2010
“The Judge Took None of the Defense Seriously,” Says Sotoudeh’s Husband
Reza Khandan, human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about his wife’s second trial session held on Sunday 28 November. “The… ...
November 29, 2010
No News About Nasrin Sotoudeh Before Second Trial Session
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “After the first court session, which was last week, we have not had any news from… ...
November 23, 2010
UN human rights chief concerned by Iranian crackdown on human rights defenders
GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed renewed concern for the fate of human rights defenders in Iran, particularly Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh who… ...
November 18, 2010
UN Resolution on Iran’s Human Rights Violations Approved by Huge Margin
(18 November 2010) The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s strong approval of a draft resolution, condemning Iran for grave human right violations, is a welcome step in… ...
November 17, 2010
Five Lawyers Arrested, Only Three Identified
In recent days five lawyers have been arrested in Tehran. Only three of the arrested lawyers have been identified so far. Maryam Kian Ersi, Sara Sabbaghian, and Maryam Karbasi were… ...
November 15, 2010
Sotoudeh Ends Hunger Strike Following Trial Session
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s first trial was held today at Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Pir-Abbasi. A source knowledgeable about Sotoudeh’s prosecution told the International Campaign for Human… ...
November 12, 2010
Family Members Describe Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Dire Physical Condition While on Hunger Strike
After visiting his wife Nasrin Sotoudeh for the first on Thursday, Reza Khandan described her as unimaginably thin. Khandan said Sotoudeh ended her dry hunger strike on Tuesday and is… ...
November 11, 2010
Nasrin Sotoudeh Still on Hunger Strike; Allows Herself Water
Feministschool.com, a website in Iran, reported that Iranian authorities continue to refuse jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s demands for due process, forcing Sotoudeh to continue her hunger strike. Sotoudeh… ...
November 9, 2010
As Sotoudeh’s Hunger Strike Continues, “We Hope To Hear Good News”
…to her situation. During the last few days concerns have grown over Sotoudeh’s conditions. Nasrin Sotoudeh has represented many political prisoners who are currently at Evin or Rajaee Shahr Prisons…. ...
November 4, 2010
Life of Jailed Human Rights Lawyer at Great Risk
…Nasrin Sotoudeh, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. On Sunday, 31 October, Sotoudeh, one of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers went on a dry hunger… ...
October 31, 2010
Ebadi Calls on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Act
(31 October 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should end its systematic targeting of human rights defenders and lawyers who are being sentenced to lengthy prison terms solely for their human rights… ...
October 26, 2010
Weekly Rights Podcast 15
…the first time; human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh remains in detention and 900 activists have signed a letter calling for her release; new updates on journalist Issa Saharkhiz’s case against… ...
October 25, 2010
Veteran Political Prisoner Demands Trial of Supreme Leader
In a letter written from prison, political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi asked international courts to review his grievance against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Seyed Ali Khamenei. From Rajaee Shahr Prison, Tabarzadi called… ...
October 25, 2010
Prominent American Civil Rights Lawyer Calls for Release of Imprisoned Iranian Lawyers
…rights. The letter, written by Michael H. Sussman, comes at a time when prominent human rights lawyers, including Nasrin Sotoudeh who has been imprisoned since 4 September and is reportedly… ...