Following publication of news about Nasrin Sotoudeh’s hunger strike in prison and her interrogations under duress, Shirin Ebadi, head of the...
Ebadi and Prominent International Organizations Call for Release of Nasrin Sotoudeh
(1 October 2010) Nobel Peace Laureate and Iranian lawyer, Dr Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for...
Mounting Pressure on Political Activists: Seven Members of Freedom Movement Arrested
A group of political activists and members of the Freedom Movement of Iran, including the group’s Secretary General, Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi, were...
Sotoudeh Threatened to Drop Case of Colleague
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained a copy of a letter Reza Khandan, wife of lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, wrote to Tehran’s...
Mourning Mothers Request Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Release to Attend Father’s Funeral
Only a few days after her arrest, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s father passed away in the intensive care unit of a hospital. Summoned for some “explanations” to...
Human Rights Lawyer Summoned: “Drop The Ebadi Case Or Face Problems!”
Following the mounting pressure on human rights activists and lawyers, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer has been targeted by security...
Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer who began her career working with The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child was arrested yesterday...
Arrests and Convictions of Rights Activists and Lawyers Escalate
Women’s Rights Campaigners Convicted, Lawyers Under Increased Persecution (1 September 2010) Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran are...
Letter of Shirin Ebadi to Ban Ki-moon and UN General Assembly Members
فارسی Open Letter to His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Members of the UN General Assembly By Dr Shirin Ebadi,...
Noble Laureate Shirin Ebadi at Asia Society Event (Video)
On March 3, the Asia Society hosted a variety of speakers, including 2003 Noble Laureate Shirin Ebadi, who "argues against economic sanctions for...