A hero's health hangs in the balance

I got this from Amnesty International: 

 https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.6oJCLQPAJiJUG/b.8455001/k.C6B4/Yearend_Appeal_2012/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=W1212EYE2J


Dear Tracy,

Nasrin Sotoudeh has had enough.

One of Iran's most prominent human rights attorneys, Nasrin is serving a six-year prison sentence for defending political activists and juveniles facing the death penalty.

While Nasrin is in jail, authorities have gone out of their way to harass her husband and children.

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Iranian authorities are doing their utmost to silence the families of political prisoners.

When Nasrin's husband Reza Khandan wrote a letter protesting her harsh treatment in prison, he was accused of "disturbing public opinion," detained in Evin Prison overnight and questioned while blindfolded.

When authorities discovered that Nasrin had been using a tissue to write her defense for an upcoming court hearing, they cut off face-to-face visits with her 13-year-old daughter and five-year-old son.

Nasrin went on a seven-week hunger strike in protest.

But there is hope. The "judicial restrictions" placed on Nasrin's daughter were removed today after increased public pressure from Amnesty International activists and others, ending Nasrin's hunger strike.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has denounced Nasrin's unjust imprisonment, calling her a "sincere colleague and a very courageous Iranian attorney."

In October, after receiving the Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders, Nasrin issued the following statement from prison:

Iranian society has never ignored its fundamental rights, but has paid heavily in doing so. They have never stopped their efforts because of arrest, incarceration, [or] judicial prosecution. I am proud to defend each and every one of [my] cases. I am glad and satisfied to endure incarceration alongside my innocent clients.

Nasrin's children need their mother back, and the Iranian people need their brave human rights hero set free.

Your gift today can make a difference to victims of repression like Nasrin. Join Amnesty International now.

Tracy, your generosity makes Amnesty work.

Thank you for your continued dedication and support.


Sincerely,
Suzanne Nossel
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA

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