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Release Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran!

Published by Roya Irani
http://www.gopetition.com/author.php?petid=38884 on Sep 05, 2010

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Target: Ban Ki Moon, Navi Pillay, Amnesty, HRW, International Crimes
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Region: Iran http://www.gopetition.com/petition-campaigns/Iran/

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Background (Preamble):

*UPDATE July 17, 2011*

Nasrin Sotoudeh, human rights lawyer who is imprisoned in Iran,
sentenced to 11 years in jail, 20 year ban on practicing law, and banned
from leaving Iran, has finally been allowed to see her mother after 8
months in jail.

<http://royahayesabz.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/after-eight-months-of-inca
rceration-nasrin-sotoudeh-finally-allowed-visitation-with-her-mother/>

http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=9242

*UPDATE February 25, 2011*

Feb 18th: In third court hearing, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s family was not
allowed in the courtroom. In the 6 months that Sotoudeh has been in
prison, their 3 year old has only been able to visit her 3 times which
adds up to about 30 minutes and the visits have taken place under
totally inappropriate conditions. She is still in the Security Ward of
Evin (Ward 209) despite 6 months of detention, and she has not been
transferred to the General Ward.

http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=10105

*UPDATE December 20th, 2010*

According to reports received from Evin prison, Nasrin Sotoudeh, human
rights lawyer on her a dry hunger strike was transferred to Evin’s
infirmary on December 16th as a result of her rapidly deteriorating
health. This is the third time Nasrin Sotoudeh has launched a hunger
strike in the 100 days she has been incarcerated. Even though her
physical health is dire as a result of her dwindling strength she has
refused to end her hunger strike.

Reza Khandan, Sotoudeh’s husband and her two children are extremely
worried for her wellbeing. To make matters worse, as a result of the
Muharram holidays they have not been able to reach the judicial
authorities to inquire about her condition.

According to reports received by Kaleme, Nima, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s three
year old toddler continues to ask about his mother’s whereabouts and
does not understand why his sister and father are so worried. Nasrin
Sotoudeh’s daughter, Mehrabeh, who is only twelve years old, has been
consoling her three year old brother these days.

http://persian2english.com/?p=17749

*UPDATE December 15, 2010*

NASRIN SOTOUDEH HAS BEEN ON A DRY HUNGER STRIKE SINCE DECEMBER 5TH,
2010!! HER HEALTH IS IN CRITICAL DANGER.

Please help spread news to international organizations about Nasrin's
situation!!!

New 'Hijab' Charges Brought Against Iranian Rights Lawyer:
Reza Khandan, Nasrin's husband told Radio Farda on December 14th that
his wife must appear in court on December 27th to defend herself against
charges of "not wearing the hijab" and "not observing Islamic standards
of conduct."

Khandan said that when his wife was barred from leaving Iran to receive
an international human rights award in 2008, she sent a message via
video clip to the International Human Rights Committee in Italy, which
had selected her as the awardee.

"Her new charge is that she did not wear a head scarf in that video
clip," Khandan said.
<http://www.rferl.org/content/new_hijab_charges_against_iran_rights_lawy
er/2248892.html>

Reza Khandan, the husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and human rights
activist illegally jailed in Evin prison, reports on the recent
conversation he had with his wife during the last visit. Nasrin Sotoudeh
is currently on hunger strike. She is demanding the annulment of the
unjust laws devised after the 2009 Iranian Presidential election.

Reza Khandan says December 12, 2010: "Nasrin contacted me and she did
not sound well at all. She is still on hunger strike and has visited the
[prison's] medical clinic on numerous ocassions. I asked specifically
about what her demands are that would [need to be upheld] before she
ended her hunger strike. Nasrin stated, “I have no personal demands,
however I wish to see the annulment of all the unjust laws devised after
the June 2009 election [in Iran].” She stated the same in our last visit
together.

http://persian2english.com/?p=17611

*UPDATE November 5, 2010*

In an interview with Radio Farda, Reza Khandan has confirmed that his
wife jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is back on hunger
strike. The physical condition of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is
deteriorating as a result of a dry hunger strike (no food or water) that
she began at Evin prison on Sunday October, 31, 2010. Sotoudeh's
children were extremely distressed and depressed at the sight of their
mother who was in poor physical condition and had lost a lot of weight.
TAKE ACTION!

translation by Banooye Sabz.

*UPDATE October 15, 2010*

Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on a hunger strike for 20 days since September
25th, she is being subjected to severe torture by her interrogators
which was reported today. Please read the article here:
http://persian2english.com/?p=15474

*UPDATE September 25, 2010*

Only a few days after her arrest, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s father passed away
in the intensive care unit of a hospital. The night before appearing at
the Evin prison court, Sotoudeh had gone to see her father with her two
children, ages three and twelve, unaware that this would be her last
visit with her father. Sotoudeh’s family has requested her release for
her father’s funeral! Release Nasrin Sotoudeh!!!!

<http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/09/mourning-mothers-sotoudeh-releas
e/>

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5 September 2010- The International Campaign for Human Right in Iran
called for the immediate release of prominent human rights lawyer,
Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested at Evin prison on 4 September 2010,
and for all charges against her to be dropped.

Sotoudeh is a leading human rights lawyer widely respected for her
efforts on behalf of juveniles facing the death penalty and for her
defense of prisoners of conscience. Sotoudeh, a mother of two, had
earlier been charged with threatening national security. Her office and
home were searched on 28 August and her assets frozen.

Nasrin Ghanavi, Sotoudeh’s lawyer, told the Campaign that Sotoudeh was
summoned to Evin Prison court on charges of “propaganda against the
state,” and “collusion and gathering with the aim of acting against
national security.”

Ghanavi accompanied Sotoudeh to the court summon on 4 September but was
not permitted to be present during questioning. After her questioning,
Sotoudeh was arrested and held in Evin prison.

“This arrest is nothing more than a crude, arbitrary political move to
make it more comfortable for the Iranian government to persecute its
citizens,” stated Aaron Rhodes, a spokesperson for the Campaign.

A few days before her arrest, Sotoudeh told the International Campaign
for Human Rights in Iran how the authorities were creating bogus tax
problems for human rights lawyers as a way to provide pretexts for their
prosecution.

“I was referred to the taxation bureau and while there I noticed in
addition to my name, they are conducting special investigations into
thirty human rights lawyers,” she said. Sotoudeh provided Shirin Ebadi’s
tax bill of hundreds of thousands of dollars on her Nobel Peace Prize
money as an example, noting as well the irony that human rights cases
were all represented on a pro bono basis, and none of the lawyers
receive any money from the clients they defend in human rights case.
”The accusation machine is continuing to work fast, further limiting the
conditions for human rights defense. The ultimate goal is to shut down
all defense of human rights,” she added.

As a member of the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the
Child, Sotoudeh defended victims of child abuse. She has also defended
journalist Issa Saharkhiz and human rights activist Parvin Ardalan.
Following her attempt to save the life of Arash Ramanipour, who was hung
in January 2010 for crimes he had allegedly committed under the age of
18, she went on record to reveal the illegal process of conducting his
execution. At that time, she was threatened that if she publicly spoke
on the cases she represented, she would be arrested.

She has also opposed the “Family Protection Bill,” legislation under
consideration by the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) that would allow men to
marry additional wives without the consent of their first wife. The
proposed legislation is opposed by many women’s rights activists and
others as encouraging polygamy. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad supports
the bill.

The Iranian government has arrested numerous human rights lawyers,
including Mohammed Ali Dadkah, Mohammad Oliayifard, Mohammad Seifzadeh,
and most recently, Mohammad Mostafei, who was forced to flee the country
during his defense of Sakineh Ashtiani, sentenced to be stoned to death.

“Nasrin Sotoudeh needs to be restored to her family and to her vocation,
and the Iranian authorities must end their transparently illegal attack
against human rights lawyers,” Rhodes said.

Source:
<http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/09/release-human-rights-lawyer-nasr
in-sotoudeh/>

Petition:

1) We demand the immediate release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and to drop ALL
charges against her.

2) Stop the persecution of all Iranian human rights lawyers and adhere
to the international human rights laws in which the Iran government is a
state party.

3) Allow Nasrin Sotoudeh to continue her work as a human rights attorney
uninterrupted and allow her to visit her clients and give her access to
her clients files and paperwork as guaranteed by judicial law.

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