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Swiss university grants honorary doctorate to Iranian human rights activist (www.swissinfo.ch)
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The University of Bern has awarded Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh an honorary doctorate.

The university said it wanted to honour the lawyer and journalist's "courageous fight" for the rights of women and girls.

“Sotoudeh gives Iranian civil society a face through her activities,” wrote the University of Bern in its laudatory speech. Sotoudeh pursues her commitment to peace and freedom, risking her own freedom and life. The sixty-year-old is a member of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement. ...

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