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March 12, 2019

Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Sotoudeh Sentenced to 38 Years
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Renowned Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is currently
in jail in Iran on spying charges, has received a new sentence for 33
years and 148 lashes, according to a Facebook post by her husband. The
sentence means she is now facing 38 years on combined charges. Sotoudeh,
who previously served three years in prison after representing political
activists and campaigning against the execution of juveniles, was
arrested last June as she worked on behalf of women protesting the law
mandating the wearing of headscarves in public.


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