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Tag: Shirin Ebadi
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“He Never Stopped Defending Us”: The Suspicious Death of Lawyer Khosro Alikordi
Human rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi dies suddenly after sustained state pressure, prompting prison protests, a nationwide lawyers’ statement, and scrutiny of Iran’s war on…
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Cartoon of the week: The Nobel and Narges
What does winning the Nobel Peace Prize mean? Throughout history, the prize has been awarded to luminaries such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mother…
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Narges Mohammadi Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Narges Mohammadi’s brave fight for freedom, women’s rights, and the promotion of human rights in Iran did not go unnoticed by the Nobel Committee.…
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Shirin Ebadi to Fellow Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi: Condemn Violence against Rohingya Muslims
More than 100,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have fled Myanmar into Bangladesh as persecution and violence against them escalated. Now Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Nobel Peace…
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Shirin Ebadi: Western governments maintain a dialogue with the real civil society in Iran
Referring back to a speech by Human Rights Ambassador of Netherlands, Kees van Baar who expressed hope of visiting Iran, Ebadi asked the western…
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Iranian Nobel laureate calls for global solidarity for release of Narges Mohammadi
The Defenders for Human Rights Centre along with the chair of the organization, Shrin Ebadi asked the global community to join in solidarity with…
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EVIN MEMORIAL: “Tape Fabricators” Case and Remembering a Prison Guard
The following is a contribution from Shirin Ebadi Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate and human rights activist to Evin Memorial Campaign , a campaign launched…
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Nobel Laureate praises release of prisoners, wants many more freed
Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, in an open letter to President Hassan Rohani, has lauded the decision to release the Iranian-American prisoners in…