Although Iran’s Parliament has expressed its disapproval of a meeting between a European Parliament delegation and Iranians Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi, the latest reports indicate that the visit was organized with the approval of the judiciary and its international advisor. Mohammad Javad Larijani, speaking for the judiciary, has reportedly said that he agreed […]
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European delegation meeting with Sotoudeh and Panahi slammed
Iranian hardliners have criticized the foreign ministry for a meeting between the European Parliamentary delegation and Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi. Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, and Panahi, an Iranian filmmaker, were both jailed following the Iranian election protests of 2009. Last year, the two also became recipients of the European […]