Nasrin Sotoudeh
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1963-05-30
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Women, Life, Freedom
- Letters from Prison
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Langrud, Iran
Known for
- Taxi — Woman with roses2015
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study
· 2013 · cited 3,116x
- Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 2,313x
- Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 2,312x
- Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019
· 2022 · cited 1,689x
- Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 1,564x
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Key facts
- Born
- 1963 (age 62 – 63), Tehran , Pahlavi Iran
- Education
- Master's degree in International Law
- Alma mater
- Shahid Beheshti University
- Occupations
- Lawyer, human rights activist
- Spouse
- Reza Khandan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
- Children
- 2, including Mehraveh Khandan
- Awards
- Freedom to Write Award (2011), Sakharov Prize (2012), Right Livelihood Award (2020)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 30 May 1963
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- נסרין המלכה
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Place of birth
- Tehran Province
- Occupation
- political activist
- Educated at
- Shahid Beheshti University
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Twelver Shiism
- Award
- Civil Courage Prize
Article
Nasrin Sotoudeh Langarudi (Persian: نسرین ستوده لنگرودی; born 1963) is an Iranian human rights lawyer known for her defense of activists, opposition politicians, and individuals facing human rights violations. She has represented Iranian opposition activists and politicians detained after the disputed June 2009 presidential elections and prisoners sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were minors. Her clients have included journalist Isa Saharkhiz, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, and Heshmat Tabarzadi. She has also represented women arrested for appearing in public without a hijab, which is a punishable offense in Iran. Her work has led to several arrests and periods of prison in Iran, and punishment by lashing, the latest being in April 2026, during the 2026 Iran war.
Sotoudeh was the subject of Nasrin, a 2020 documentary filmed in secret in Iran about her life and work.
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