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NASRIN: Film Screening and Discussion on Women's Rights and

NASRIN: Film Screening and Discussion on Women’s Rights and Democracy in Iran and the U.S.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | Program: 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm | Screening: 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm
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Format: In Person
Where: New York City Bar
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY, 10036

Program Fee:
Free for Members | $20 for Non-Members
Nonlawyers please use this registration link to register.

Description: 
Join us for a discussion with the film’s director and leading international lawyers, followed by a screening of the documentary Nasrin, a powerful documentary about Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. The conversation will explore the ongoing human rights crisis in Iran and reflect on its broader implications—including the lessons it offers for the protection of democracy and the rule of law in the United States. See the film’s trailer here.

Speakers:
Jeff Kaufman, Director, Producer, & Writer, Nasrin
Marcia Ross, Producer, Nasrin
Karin Karlekar, Director of Writers at Risk, PEN America

Moderator: 
Catherine Amirfar, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Sponsoring Committees:
International Law, Victoria Pochtar, Chair
Task Force on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Matthew Diller, Chair

Cosponsoring Committees:
International Human Rights, Suchitra Vijayan, Chair
Middle Eastern & North African Affairs, Charles Nicholas Rostow & Kabir Hashmi, Co-Chairs
 
Cosponsoring Organizations:
PEN America
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights


Where
New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

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