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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11184

25 October 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) iran
EU concerned about ban on action of 2012 Sakharov Prize winner

Brussels, 24/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - Concerned about the three year ban on the activities of human rights lawyer and 2012 Sakharov Prize winner, Nasrin Sotoudeh, the EU called on the Iranian authorities on Thursday 23 October to permit the Bar Association to reverse its decision to suspend Sotoudeh's licence to practise law. Indeed, as the spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton said, “the ruling [to suspend Sotoudeh] seems...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ECONOMY - FINANCE
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUPPLEMENT