Nasrin Sotoudeh
1963
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- lawyer
Nasrin Sotoudeh Langarudi (Persian: ÙسرÛ٠ستÙد٠ÙÙگرÙدÛ; born 1963) is an Iranian human rights lawyer known for her defense of activists, opposition politicians, and individuals facing human rights violations.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Qarchak PrisonDates unknown
- Evin PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Nasrin Sotoudeh Langarudi (Persian: ÙسرÛ٠ستÙد٠ÙÙگرÙدÛ; born 1963) is an Iranian human rights lawyer known for her defense of activists, opposition politicians, and individuals facing human rights violations. She has represented Iranian opposition activists and politicians detained after the disputed June 2009 presidential elections and prisoners sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were minors. Her clients have included journalist Isa Saharkhiz, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, and Heshmat Tabarzadi. She has also represented women arrested for appearing in public without a hijab, which is a punishable offense in Iran. Her work has led to several arrests and periods of prison in Iran, and punishment by lashing, the latest being in April 2026, during the 2026 Iran war. Sotoudeh was the subject of Nasrin, a 2020 documentary filmed in secret in Iran about her life and work.
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