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| Iran: Nasrin Sotoudeh 'among freed political prisoners' | |
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| Iran is reported to have freed at least 11 political prisoners, including noted human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. | |
| The eight women and three men are said to also include the reformist politician Mohsen Aminzadeh. | |
| Ms Sotoudeh was arrested in 2010 and jailed for six years on charges of acting against national security. | Ms Sotoudeh was arrested in 2010 and jailed for six years on charges of acting against national security. |
| The release of the political prisoners comes just days before Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani visits New York for the UN General Assembly. | The release of the political prisoners comes just days before Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani visits New York for the UN General Assembly. |
| In his election campaign, he promised to free political prisoners. | In his election campaign, he promised to free political prisoners. |
| Ms Sotoudeh's husband, Reza Khandan, told Reuters news agency that she had been dropped off at their home by prison officials on Wednesday evening. | |
| "It is not a temporary release, it's freedom," he said by phone from Tehran. | |
| "They put her in a car and dropped her off at the house." | |
| Ms Sotoudeh is a well-respected and outspoken human rights lawyer known for taking on high-profile political cases. | |
| Mohsen Aminzadeh, a former deputy foreign minister under President Mohammed Khatami, was jailed in 2010 for organising protests and spreading propaganda against the system. | |
| He was a prominent supporter of the defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. |