Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh and the G7-summit in France

Honoring Nasrin Sotoudeh & Reza Khandan

- Nasrin Sotoudeh has defended women protesters about a forced veil in Iran. She was sentenced to five lashes and a long prison sentence *. "Sotoudeh's seat in the council in France will be vacant and adorned with a bouquet, while she is kept in Tehran's infamous prison, Evin."

"President Macron has personally invited renowned Iranian lawyer and human rights defender, Nasrin Sotoudeh, to participate in a G7 council for promoting human rights. Sotoudeh is currently serving a long prison sentence in Iran.

Last February, French President Emmanuel Macron named 35 attorneys, including prominent Iranian lawyer and civil rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, to give recommendations to the Group of Seven (G7) nations.

Sotoudeh's husband, who posted a copy of Macron's letter on his Facebook page, told the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), "Today [March 7] a legal representative from the French Embassy in Tehran gave me a letter from French President Emanuel Macron and the Group of Seven (G7)."

The letter was delivered to Khandan a day after it was disclosed that a Revolutionary Court in Tehran had convicted Sotoudeh on national security charges. "I am pleased to invite you to this initiative to advance real equality between women and men around the world," Macron wrote to Sotoudeh.

Sotoudeh's seat in the council in France will be vacant and adorned with a bouquet, while she is kept in Tehran's infamous prison, Evin."


Radio Farda: "Iranian Groups In France Protest Zarif Visit, Chanting 'Kick Him Out'" (full text).
https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iranian-groups-in-france-protest-zarif-visit-chanting-kick-him-out-/30127082.html?fbclid=IwAR3Y7WYFLklgD3spLq5shFKjbvRGi9-Mw4Eusoty3yMJkv4CdODCuOkh-FA


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Defend Lawyers.com "Iran: UN Rapporteur: Freedom of Expression in Iran is More Restricted"
https://defendlawyers.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/iran-un-rapporteur-freedom-of-expression-in-iran-is-more-restricted/?fbclid=IwAR1odW85jrpgmOqdBPuCrTI1ZPGZ75F0WMj_IdS4SznZmBJGV0LsWSAV_VM
"Another part of the report referred to the intimidation of human rights lawyers, including Nasrin Sotoudeh, who defended women protesters about a forced veil in Iran. She was sentenced to five lashes and a long prison sentence."


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March 2019
*The Guardian: Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed 'for 38 years' in Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/11/human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh-jailed-for-38-years-in-iran
"Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, has been handed a new sentence that her husband said was 38 years in prison and 148 lashes."






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