Nasrin Sotoudeh
Famed Iranian human rights lawyer temporarily released on bail, daughter says
Middle East
May 16, 2026
Famed Iranian human rights lawyer temporarily released on bail, daughter says
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was temporarily released from custody today, according to her daughter, more than a month…
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s…
Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty
GENEVA (Reuters) – The husband of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was himself arrested on Tuesday, Amnesty International…
Iran slams Sakharov prize honors as ‘political’
World
December 17, 2012
Iran slams Sakharov prize honors as ‘political’
Iran on Sunday slammed the European Parliament for its "political" selection of two Iranian rights activists jailed in the Islamic…