Sotudeh has been imprisoned for nine months. She has a daughter, Mehraveh, aged 11 and a son, Nima, aged 3.
In a letter written in March to her son, she wrote:
“How could I tell you that my returning home is out of my hands, otherwise I would fly to be with you. You have told your father to tell me to finish my work and come back home. How can I tell you that no ‘work’ could possibly keep me away from you. Indeed, no ‘work’ has the right to keep me away from you for this long. No ‘work’ has the right to cause me to ignore my children’s rights. No ‘work’ has the right to give me only one hour to visit my children these last six months. What can I say, my child? Last week when you asked me, ‘Mommy, when are you coming home?’ I had to respond, right in front of the watching guards, ‘My work takes more time, I’ll be back later.’ Then you shook your head in agreement and took my hands and childishly kissed my hands with your little lips.”
Sotudeh has been sentenced to 11 years on the usual generalized charges of propaganda against the regime and acting against national security.