Following the arrest of Ms Nasrin Sotoudeh, EP Vice President Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA, FI) and Chair of the Subcommittee on human Rights (DROI), Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), stated:
"Yesterday Ms Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested in her home in Tehran, Iran, and was reportedly transferred to Evin prison. We strongly condemn her arrest and call on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release her.
Ms Sotoudeh is a tireless and outspoken human rights lawyer who has pursued her fully legitimate and peaceful professional activity, defending her clients with determination and courage. She had already paid a high price for her human rights work in previous years, including an unfair and unjustified prison sentence between 2010 and 2013, as well as a travel ban and limitations on her professional activity.
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