On 7 December 2010, the husband of human rights defender Ms Nasrim Sotoudeh informed local media that his wife had resumed her hunger strike. The decision to resume her hunger strike was taken because demands made by her have not been met.
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Nasrim Sotoudeh went on trial on 15 November, and was assured by the judge that she would be released on bail. The bail application was subsequently denied, and her release on bail has not been approved.
On 4 September Nasrim Sotoudeh was taken into custody on charges of “acting against national security,” “assembly and collusion to disrupt security,” and “cooperation with the Defenders for Human Rights Center.” Nasrin Sotoudeh is a prominent human rights lawyer, who in particular has worked with juvenile prisoners facing the death penalty as well as prisoners of conscience.
She represented a number of political prisoners who were arrested during the unrest that followed last year’s disputed presidential election, won by Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Since her arrest, Sotoudeh has been held in solitary confinement in Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin prison, which is thought to be overseen by the Intelligence Ministry.