Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Iranian human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, attended court on the 15th November, she has represented many Iranian political activists and opposition in court, furthermore she has openly questioned the death sentence given to prisoners for minor offences. This time however the Mrs Sotoudeh herself faced the charges.
On the 4th September Mrs Sotoudeh was arrested and charged with spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security, she has been imprisoned by Iranian authorities ever since. It has been reported that she is being held in solitary confinement with very few rights.
Despite these harsh conditions Nasrin Sotoudeh has refused to back down and on the 25th September she began her first hunger strike in protest at her prison conditions.
The Milky Way News feels this remarkable womens struggle for human rights and her own freedom should not go unnoticed. We salute your bravery Mrs Sotoudeh.
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