{"id":1664,"date":"2020-09-21T13:59:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iransos.com\/en\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2020-09-21T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:00:07","slug":"nasrin-sotoudeh-in-hospital-condition-deteriorating-family-denied-access-and-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iransos.com\/en\/?p=1664","title":{"rendered":"Nasrin Sotoudeh in Hospital, Condition Deteriorating, Family Denied Access and Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer on Hunger Strike Since August 11 to Free Iran\u2019s Political Prisoners<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Husband Catches Glimpse as She is Wheeled for Tests: \u201cShe does not look well at all\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

September 20, 2020\u2014The imprisoned human rights lawyer\u00a0Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been on a\u00a0hunger strike\u00a0since August 11 to free Iran\u2019s political prisoners, has been hospitalized as of September 19, 2020, with her condition worsening, and the family is being denied access to her and any information on her condition, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned, after speaking with her husband, Reza Khandan on September 20, 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe authorities in Iran may try to hide Nasrin\u2019s dangerous deterioration, but the world is watching and will hold the government responsible for her wellbeing,\u201d said Hadi Ghaemi, CHRI executive director.<\/p>\n

Sotoudeh\u2019s husband told CHRI, \u201cHer heart situation is not good at all, they are banning us from visiting her and I cannot go her see her directly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI managed to accidentally see her in the hallway as they brought her out for cardiac tests, she was in a wheelchair and I only got a momentary glance of her and she did not look well at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reza Khandan told CHRI that none of her doctors will speak to him and that she is under stringent guard by security agents.<\/p>\n

CHRI is extraordinarily concerned about Nasrin Sotoudeh\u2019s deteriorating medical situation and the egregious violations ongoing right now regarding the authorities\u2019 refusal to allow family visitation and consultation. We urgently call on the authorities to allow the family to see her immediately, to provide the family with full information on her condition, and to allow the family to decide on and give consent for any medical treatment.<\/p>\n

Sotoudeh was rushed to the hospital yesterday from Evin Prison, where she has been imprisoned since 2018 for her work as a human rights attorney in Iran. There has been an\u00a0international outcry\u00a0for the release of the human rights attorney, which has gathered urgency as Sotoudeh began her hunger strike.<\/p>\n

Nasrin Sotoudeh\u00a0is currently serving a 38-year sentence at Evin Prison for her peaceful work defending basic civil and political rights in Iran, 12 years of which she must serve before becoming eligible for parole. Among her charges were \u201cencouraging prostitution\u201d for advocating against compulsory hijab and defending citizens\u2019 right to peaceful dissent.<\/p>\n

In addition to the unjust imprisonment of scores of political prisoners in Iran, many have\u00a0fallen ill to COVID-19\u00a0in Iran\u2019s overcrowded and unhygienic prisons. Iran\u2019s political prisoners were largely left out of the country\u2019s March 2020 mass release of prisoners, which was aimed at stemming the mounting deaths from COVID-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

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