Iranian Activist Sotoudeh Freed After Detention
Iranian security forces have released rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh after detaining her for several hours in Tehran following a protest. Sotoudeh, a well-known human rights attorney, told Reuters on October 26 that she was held along with several other activists the previous day after a rally against a three-year ban on her from practicing law. She said the rally was also to urge Iranian authorities to allow "more openness and freedom" in society. Sotoudeh -- the co-winner of the European Parliament's 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of ...
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