Iran released prominent lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and seven other female political prisoners, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani (pictured), has vowed to ease political restrictions. By News Wires (text) Imprisoned Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has been freed by the authorities, her husband said on Wednesday. Sotoudeh had been serving a six-year sentence after being arrested in September 2010 and convicted of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security. Her husband Reza Khandan told Reuters Sotoudeh was dropped off at their home by prison authorities on Wednesday evening….
Iran frees eight female political prisoners, including human rights lawyer
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