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Save The Children Awards Ceremony in Madrid

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Save The Children Awards Press Conference in Madrid

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Mira Sorvino

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Roland Berger Award 2009

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Karin Berger, Miriam Friedrich, Roland Berger, Maria Furtwaengler, Florian Langenscheidt

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19th Annual GLAMOUR Women Of The Year Awards - Arrivals

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Nicole Kidman, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hillary Clinton, America Ferrera, Keith Urban

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Ebadi calls for boycott of Iran elections, release of opposition leaders

Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate, is throwing her support behind the 39 Iranian political prisoners calling for an election boycott and the release of Iran's opposition leaders from house arrest.

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Ebadi Calls for a Campaign to Release Opposition Leaders

(26 January 2012) Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, today called for a sustained international campaign for the release of three opposition leaders under house arrest for nearly a year. “I support the call [of political prisoners ...

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Women urged to put their stamp on Arab Spring

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DUBAI ( Reuters ) - Women should voice demands about their rights during the popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world to avoid being short-changed by post-revolutionary governments, Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi said. Ebadi, a practicing Muslim, also expressed hope that Arab men and women would learn from Iran 's 1979 revolution, when the overthrow of the shah led to the establishment of an Islamic republic which imposed sharia-inspired laws many women regard as restrictive of...Read Full Story

Opposition to Iran's rulers growing: Nobel laureate

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LONDON ( Reuters ) - Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi believes Iran's rulers will one day be overthrown even though a crackdown there has prevented the kind of uprising seen in the Arab world. Iran has crushed attempts to reignite Green movement protests that erupted after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, even as protests have swept presidents from power in Egypt and Tunisia and sparked violence in Libya , Syria , Yemen and Bahrain . Ebadi, a...Read Full Story

Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope

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The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work. Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi â raped, tortured and murdered in Iran â Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of...Read Full Story

Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope

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Iran Awakening: One Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country

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The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work. Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi – raped, tortured and murdered in Iran – Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of...Read Full Story

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