World famous human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed 'for 38 years and given 148 lashes'
INTERNATIONALLY renowned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been jailed for 38 years and given 148 lashes in Iran after campaigning for women who removed headscarves, her husband has claimed.
Local media reported she'd received five years for assembling against national security and two years for insulting the ayatollah. Sotoudeh previously served three years in prison for her activism and was released in 2013. She was arrested again last June.
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