166,600 people called on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Nasrin

Thank you to the hundreds of thousands of you who took action demanding that Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Nasrin Sotoudeh. The sheer volume of your response has been incredible.

Nasrin was released temporarily in November 2020, which was welcome news for everyone campaigning for her release. However, this is not an unconditional release so we are continuing to make those calls.

What’s been happening?

Nasrin is facing 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for her peaceful human rights work. She is a human rights lawyer who has dedicated her life to defending women’s rights.

Nasrin was given the harshest sentence possible after two grossly unfair trials, and was separated from her husband and two children - just for saying women should be able to wear what they want.

Women and girls in Iran are not allowed to leave their homes unless they cover their hair with a headscarf and cover up their arms and legs with loose clothing. 

A movement against the compulsory hijab erupted in Iran in 2017 when one woman staged a solo act of resistance. She removed her headscarf and silently waved it on the end of a stick. 

Countless women across the country joined her, staging their own protests. They become known as the “Girls of Revolution Street.”

Nasrin defended some of these women and is now paying the price.

Nasrin is not a criminal. She is a human rights defender.

We will keep campaigning for her unconditional release.