Iranian lawyer sentenced to 38 years in jail, 148 lashes for representing women who removed headscarves in public
The 55-year-old lawyer reportedly represented the protesters against the Islamic Republic's rule of mandatory headscarves for women
An internationally renowned Iranian human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes after she defended women who defied the country's laws and removed their headscarves in public.
The 55-year-old lawyer reportedly represented the protesters against the Islamic Republic's rule of mandatory headscarves for women. Many of the female protesters filmed themselves taking off the scarves and posting the footage on social media.
