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Monday, March 8, 5 pm PT
SPECIAL EVENT - An International Women’s Day Conversation about Nasrin Sotoudeh and Human Rights
Hosted by Amnesty International USA, Amnesty International Canada, The Global Justice Center, and The Feminist Majority Foundation.
With an introduction by Emmy and Tony-winning actress Christine Baranski (CBS’s “The Good Fight”). Moderated by Deborah Amos, NPR News Middle East correspondent.
Guests:
Barbara Slavin - Director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council
Akila Radhakrishnan - President of the Global Justice Center
Reza Khandan - Human rights activist and Nasrin’s husband (with a translator, joining at the end of the event to give an update on Nasrin’s condition and case)
Jafar Panahi - Acclaimed filmmaker technically under house arrest in Iran who has repeatedly defied a government ban for making films.
Filmmakers Jeff Kaufman and Marcia Ross
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