Iran: Right Livelihood Award goes to Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

04/12/20

A jailed Iranian human rights lawyer and a Belarusian activist were honoured on Thursday with an award often called “the alternative Nobel prize.”

The Stockholm-based foundation, which awards the Right Livelihood Award, said it was “shocked at the news” that Iranian authorities on the eve of the ceremony had ordered Nasrin Sotoudeh back to prison, where she is serving a more than 30-year sentence.

“As she went back to prison yesterday there was not a quiver in her voice,” foundation director Ole von Uexkull said at the ceremony.

Sotoudeh, the first Iranian to receive the award, was temporarily released on 7 November and had contracted COVID-19 while in prison, the foundation said.

In a rare recorded statement played at the ceremony streamed from Stockholm’s Eric Ericson Hall, Soutodeh noted that “during the years when I was imprisoned solely on account of carrying out my professional duties, I have benefitted from the support of the public and foundations such as yours.”

She underlined the need to be aware of “the plight of all the political prisoners in Iran” and called for their release.

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde presented the award to Sotoudeh, saying it was “in recognition of your fearless activism to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms in Iran at great personal risk.”

Sotoudeh’s clients include Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi, who in a recorded video message recalled how she had encouraged her to study law. Ebadi also called for Sotoudeh’s release.

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Joint statement on Nasrin Sotoudeh

Iran; The State Must Stop The Persecution of Human Right Advocates

https://www.zeit.de/news/2020-12/03/alternative-nobelpreise-in-stockholm-vergeben (DEUTSCH)

https://www.dw.com/de/nasrin-sotudeh-muss-ins-gef%C3%A4ngnis-zur%C3%BCck/a-55816077

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/alternativer-nobelpreis-right-livelihood-award-vergeben.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1201417

https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/mundo/1640315/nobel-alternativo-e-sinal-de-apoio-a-oposicao-a-lukashenko (PORTUGUES)

https://kirp.pl/iba-webinarium-i-dyskusja-filmowa-online-04-12-2020-r-o-iranskiej-prawniczce-nasrin-sotoudeh/ (POLSKI)

🇮🇷 Imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh receives the 2020 #RightLivelihood Award "for her fearless activism, at great personal risk, to promote political freedoms and human rights in #Iran."#FreeNasrin #StandUp4Nasrin pic.twitter.com/KosSG7agF9

— Right Livelihood Foundation (@rightlivelihood) December 3, 2020

🇮🇷 Imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh receives the 2020 #RightLivelihood Award "for her fearless activism, at great personal risk, to promote political freedoms and human rights in #Iran."#FreeNasrin #StandUp4Nasrin pic.twitter.com/KosSG7agF9

— Right Livelihood Foundation (@rightlivelihood) December 3, 2020

پخش زنده مراسم اهدای جایزه نوبل آلترناتیو امشب ساعت هشت و نیم به وقت ایران https://t.co/RBDKqkmblD

— Reza Khandan (@RezaKhandan4) December 3, 2020

"While I am deeply grateful for the honour of joining the company of the many distinguished Laureates who have received this award, I would like to draw your attention to the plight of all the political prisoners in Iran"@NasrinSotoudeh finishes up her speech. #rightlivelihood pic.twitter.com/ndQrNH8bmw

— Right Livelihood Foundation (@rightlivelihood) December 3, 2020

"While I am deeply grateful for the honour of joining the company of the many distinguished Laureates who have received this award, I would like to draw your attention to the plight of all the political prisoners in Iran" – Nasrin

Fortsätt kämpa! #StandUp4Nasrin & #FreeAhmadreza https://t.co/SCnaRy6JDm

— AmnestySverige (@AmnestySverige) December 3, 2020

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the #RightLivelihood Foundation for the vision, love and friendship that radiate through its work. I am honoured to be part of a ceremony, now a tradition, that affirms and enriches our shared humanity" says @NasrinSotoudeh pic.twitter.com/e73HuiZV1C

— Right Livelihood Foundation (@rightlivelihood) December 3, 2020

Deutsche Welle:
"Voice message" by "Nasrin Sotoudeh" in order to receive the "Nobel Alternative Prize"
At the beginning of the message, she thanks AnnLinde(Swedish Foreign Minister) and…
At the end of the "voice message": I ask everyone to unite for the release of political pic.twitter.com/wcZJJepVLv

— Mousa Hatamian (@mhatamian631) December 4, 2020

Deutsche Welle:
"Voice message" by "Nasrin Sotoudeh" in order to receive the "Nobel Alternative Prize"
At the beginning of the message, she thanks AnnLinde(Swe…
At the end of the "voice message": I ask everyone to unite for the release of political prisoners in Iran! pic.twitter.com/2Mtl3UYfBb

— Mousa Hatamian (@mhatamian631) December 3, 2020

My statement about Iran's decision to incarcerate #RightLivelihood Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh again. https://t.co/f8Ga9SnvCt

— Ole von Uexkull (@ole_uexkull) December 3, 2020

Tonight WHRD @NasrinSotoudeh receives the @rightlivelihood award 2020. Yet #Iran ordered her return to prison yesterday, despite her illness, and ignored thousands of people including EU & @UN_SPExperts who ask #Iran to #FreeNasrin permanently! #StandUp4Nasrin #16DaysOfActivism https://t.co/TmHSTx6Gp2

— GC4HR (@GulfCentre4HR) December 3, 2020

Pleased to be co-sponsoring this important @TheLawSociety & @IBAHRI event on human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and the new documentary celebrating her work and fight for justice in Iran.

Join us on Friday 4 Dec at 4.30pm GMT.https://t.co/InQEfaWnTH pic.twitter.com/QAXjBSDXpd

— Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (@BarHumanRights) December 2, 2020

Yesterday we interviewed Jeff Kaufman (director @nasrinfilm) and asked him how we could support Nasrin Sotoudeh. #freenasrin #freethemall@EMMA_Magazin @rightlivelihood@rav_gs @Anwaltverein @pen_int @PEN_Deutschland @amnesty pic.twitter.com/h1pfOFs8Kn

— Human Rights Film Festival Berlin (@hrfilmfestival) December 3, 2020

#NasrinSotoudeh https://t.co/yCfGiNbZP1

— . (@23_L) December 3, 2020

Nasrin Sotoudeh and all political prisoners and the Iranian people must be released from the prison of the Islamic Government✊ pic.twitter.com/ja4P6lnyQ8

— Mousa Hatamian (@mhatamian631) December 3, 2020

#DAV and #djb: Freedom for Nasrin #Sotoudeh! @Anwaltverein
and @juristinnenbund
in their joint open letter to the German government and the Embassy of #Iran|: https://t.co/1q5gQ6sa0B #FreeNasrin

— GermanBarAssociation (@DAVbxl) December 4, 2020

#Read the joint statement issued by 26 Bar Associations, Law Societies & orgs from 14 countries in support of @NasrinSotoudeh & #lawyers in #Iran being persecuted by their Government. https://t.co/UzCrBxC8ib@TheLawSociety pic.twitter.com/buehafuCS5

— IBAHRI (@IBAHRI) December 4, 2020

10/12/2020 @Avocats_Paris organise une conférence de presse sur le programme répit pour les avocats menacés – inscriptions https://t.co/qDvD9WTPvW

— Patrick Henry (@patrhenry) December 4, 2020

#Iran
On Nov. 25 lawyers protest law defining lawyering as businesshttps://t.co/D8CXbD0Put@idhae4 @L4L_INT @LRWCanada @UIAdefense @ProtectLawyers @CCBEinfo @UNIndepJudges @ICHRI @IHRights @RezaKhandan4 @Moghimi_Lawyer @IHRights @IranHrm @Iran_GOV @united4iran @AmnestyIran pic.twitter.com/LQ8czwjtgt

— Stuart Russell (@StuartR92034479) December 4, 2020

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