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| Iran: Nasrin Sotoudeh 'among freed political prisoners' |
| 2013-09-19 |
| [BBC.CO.UK] Iran is reported to have freed at least 11 political prisoners, including noted human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. The eight women and three men are said to also include the reformist politician Mohsen Aminzadeh. Ms Sotoudeh was arrested in 2010 and jailed for six years on charges of acting against national security. The release of the political prisoners comes just days before Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani visits New York for the UN General Assembly. In his election campaign, he promised to free political prisoners. Ms Sotoudeh's husband, Reza Khandan, said she had been dropped off at their home by prison officials on Wednesday evening. He said she had been unaware that she was about to be released. "I am happy that she joined us, particularly as our younger child is starting school for the first time,'' he told AP news agency. "We are very happy but we will be happier if other prisoners are freed." There has been no official comment on Ms Sotoudeh's release or on the other prisoners reported to have been freed. |
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