She defends the downtrodden. So Iran put her in jail.
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh celebrates being home in Tehran after being freed following three years in prison, on Sept. 18, 2013. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images)/ WHEN HASSAN ROUHANI ran for president of Iran in 2013, he campaigned on the promise of promoting human rights and individual freedoms in a country that retained a strong authoritarian bent. Five years after his election, it is becoming clear that Mr. Rouhani has failed to deliver on these promises. Last week’s of prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is a telling ...
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