PEN America: Arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh is an Outrage
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America has expressed its outrage at the arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer, writer, and outspoken human rights champion reportedly arrested and beaten while attending the funeral of 17-year-old Armita Geravand.
"Nasrin is one of the most prominent and fearless heroines in the struggle for human rights in Iran. She has withstood over a decade of harassment, imprisonment, and hunger s . . .
PEN America has expressed its outrage at the arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer, writer, and outspoken human rights champion reportedly arrested and beaten while attending the funeral of 17-year-old Armita Geravand.
"Nasrin is one of the most prominent and fearless heroines in the struggle for human rights in Iran. She has withstood over a decade of harassment, imprisonment, and hunger s . . .