THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer who was defending pro-democracy activists arrested after the country's disputed June, 2009, presidential election has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Nasrin Sotoudeh, was found guilty of acting against national security and propaganda against the regime.
Reza Khandan, Mrs Sotoudeh's husband, said she had also been banned from working as a lawyer for 20 years and barred from leaving Iran.
Mrs Sotoudeh, a 45 year old mother of two who has won several prestigious awards for her work, was arrested in September, after she gave interviews to foreign-based media about clients who had been jailed after the controversial 2009 presidential polls. >>> | Monday, January 10, 2011
