Iran approves 3-day release for jailed lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
Nasrin Sotoudeh is serving a decadeslong prison sentence on charges related to her work as a human rights defender.
Iran has granted a three-day medical release for internationally renowned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, her husband said Friday.
"Nasrin came on medical leave for three days a few hours ago to continue her treatment," Reza Khandan tweeted, along with a picture of him and Sotoudeh.
The 57-year-old Iranian attorney is serving a more than 30-year prison sentence after her March 2019 conviction on seven charges related to her legal work, which included defending Iranian women arrested for taking off their hijabs. She must serve 12 years before she is eligible for parole.
Sotoudeh's health has deteriorated in prison, and her husband says she suffers from chronic gastrointestinal and foot issues. In August, Sotoudeh launched a 45-day hunger strike — her second since her June 2018 jailing — to protest the detention of other political prisoners. She was hospitalized the next month due to heart and respiratory problems.
