Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Gets 38 Years in Jail For Criticising Ayatollah Khomeini

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in jail with 48 lashes, her husband Reza Khandan wrote in a Facebook post. Sotoudeh’s lawyer, Payam Derafshan, told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in December that Sotoudeh – arrested last June – had been charged with spreading information against the state, … Continue reading Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Gets 38 Years in Jail For Criticising Ayatollah Khomeini