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Saturday 22 August 2015Nasrin Sotoudeh Summoned to the Court
HRANA News Agency – Nasrin Sotoudeh, jurist, charted solicitor and member of the Association of Human Rights Defenders, was summoned to the Court, Branch 2 in Evin. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Nasrin Sotoudeh, with announcing this news, said: “Last Sunday, I was notified by a judicial letter from court that was precisely the same as when a court summons a charged person, just it was not titled as “Summons Letter”.” She also added: “It was also mentioned that in accordance with the provisions I can have a solicitor with me. I’m not going to put my colleagues in danger, because lawyers are going through difficult days in Iran, but I wish this right to be respected as well for all citizens who do not have legal information.” Nasrin Sotoudeh, at the end, added: “As always such news can trigger concerns, I had no hurry to announce that news, I just want to say to my friends who are concerned, do not worry, I am a lawyer and I do know how to defend myself.” It should be noted, Mrs. Sotoudeh, had been sentenced to six years imprisonment, earlier in 2010, for her peaceful and human rights supporting activities, and was sentenced to 10-year ban from practicing law, She was held in prison from 4th September 2010 till 18th September 2013 on charge of “Acting against national security”, in Evin prison and after being released, according to Lawyers Disciplinary Court order, her attorney license was cancelled from October 2014, for 3 years. Nasrin Sotoudeh Langroodi (born 1963) is a jurist, lawyer and social activist, a member of the Association of Defenders of Human Rights, the campaign to change discriminatory laws against women, Association of Supporting Children, and solicitor of many cases of human rights activists, women’s rights activists, victims of child abuse and the children at risk of execution. She praised the 2009 Human Rights Award by “International human rights organization”.
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