Female political prisoner deprived of lawyer one step closer to the death sentence

Human Rights Activists in Iran

According to reports, Masumeh Yavari, who is protester and was arrested in the post election unrest, was only allowed to have a lawyer in her first court session. The government has requested the death sentence for her.
Mohammad Seifzadeh, her lawyer said, "Ms. Yavari's trial will be held on May 5 and the prosecutor has requested the death sentence for her".
"I had not seen my client until her first trial and she was deprived of a lawyer until that time", he added.