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Nasrin Sotoudeh Wins Council of Europe’s €60,000 Prize

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Nasrin Sotoudeh received the Council of Europe’s Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize.
The €60,000 prize was presented in Strasbourg France with her daughter Mehraveh Khandan accepting.
She was arrested on April 1, 2026, and released on bail in May.
She has faced repeated arrests, including a 2019 sentence of 33 years and 148 lashes.
She campaigns against compulsory hijab and the death penalty, representing activists, journalists and minorities.

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Story summary

Nasrin Sotoudeh received the Council of Europe’s Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize.
The €60,000 prize was presented in Strasbourg France with her daughter Mehraveh Khandan accepting.
She was arrested on April 1, 2026, and released on bail in May.
She has faced repeated arrests, including a 2019 sentence of 33 years and 148 lashes.
She campaigns against compulsory hijab and the death penalty, representing activists, journalists and minorities.