Iran: lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh imprisoned again despite her health problems
Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Several organizations of French and European lawyers are warning about the fate of Nasrin Sotoudeh.
The famous Iranian lawyer, sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2019, was imprisoned again this week, after temporary leave.
However, according to her relatives, she is in very poor health.
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European lawyers call on the Iranian authorities to immediately guarantee adequate health care for Nasrin Sotoudeh.
Released on January 8 after a heart attack, the famous lawyer was imprisoned again on January 20 near Tehran.
“
What alerts us is what we learned about his health.
There, I think she's at her
wit's
end so put her back in prison
after a heart attack
and the Covid-19 last winter ... I think she's at the end of her strength,
worries Basile Ader , lawyer at the Paris staff.
And then, it is this species of renewed cruelty towards her, ignoring all appeals and all the lawyers mobilized, so much she is today a figurehead of courage and non-renunciation
”.
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Nasrin Sotoudeh has been convicted on several occasions for having defended human rights in Iran, especially women.
The last time was in 2019 when she was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Even imprisoned, the lawyer continues her fight.
She went
on hunger strikes
, risking her life.
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