Abdolfattah Soltani, a lawyer who has been imprisoned since September 2011 on charges of 'propaganda against the regime' and for participating in the establishment of the Human Rights Defenders Center, was granted a short leave on Tuesday. The Iranian Labor News Agency, ILNA, reported Soltani's leave without details, citing another lawyer, Mohammad Ali Jadari Foroughi. However, the news agency HRANA, which is affiliated with human rights activists in Iran, stated that the leave is for four days, starting from the afternoon of December 25. HRANA quoted a source close to Soltani, stating that he 'was granted leave today after several previous requests for leave had been denied.' Soltani has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, which is reduced to 10 years under Article 134, which states that if a person has multiple offenses, only the highest sentence is considered. With this in mind, Soltani has served more than half of his sentence. Amnesty International praised Soltani's human rights activities and called for his immediate release on the anniversary of his imprisonment in September of this year. Meanwhile, the city of Nuremberg, Germany, symbolically named one of its parks after him. Soltani's health has deteriorated during his years in prison, suffering from conditions such as anemia, fluctuating blood pressure, and severe colitis. He has had minimal leave during this time. Among the charges against Soltani are receiving the Nuremberg Human Rights Award and informing about the cases of his clients, which include various political, ideological, and union activists.
Abdolfattah Soltani Granted Leave for Four Days
Abdolfattah Soltani, a human rights lawyer imprisoned for over a decade, has been granted a four-day leave after multiple previous requests were denied. His health has deteriorated during his incarceration, and international organizations like Amnesty International have called for his release, highlighting the ongoing issues of human rights in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Abdolfattah Soltani has been granted a four-day leave from prison after years of denied requests. His health has significantly declined during his imprisonment, and he remains a symbol of the human rights struggle in Iran.
- Soltani has been imprisoned since September 2011 on charges related to his human rights work.
- He has served more than half of a 13-year sentence, which is effectively reduced to 10 years under Iranian law.
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📚 Background
Abdolfattah Soltani is a key figure in Iran's human rights movement, imprisoned for his legal defense of activists. His case is emblematic of the broader repression faced by human rights defenders in the country.
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