Iranian leaders are so insecure that the peace efforts of one of its own are a threat to their masculinity. Robbing Shirin Ebadi of her internationally recognized Nobel Peace Prize, is really tacky. This is not the first time Amadinejad, and the counsel that controls him, have acted out like the control freak bullies they are. They are totally blind to the power of Iran’s next generation of leaders, growing up educated and exposed to sneak previews of what a little freedom can offer. The... Read Full Story
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (UPI) --
Iranian officials denied allegations from Norway that human rights activist Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize was confiscated.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast also denied allegations authorities froze Ebadi's bank account but indicated the activist, who won the peace prize in 2003, is under investigation for tax evasion, CNN reported.
Mehman-Parast said Friday.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store said
Store said the incident... Read Full Story
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran has "illegally" frozen bank accounts belonging to Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, in a bid to step up pressure on the rights advocate and critic of the Islamic regime, a colleague told AFP on Friday. Iranian authorities have also confiscated the Nobel medal and diploma that Ebadi kept in a bank box, drawing condemnation from Norway which awarded the peace prize to the Iranian campaigner in 2003. "Her prize money was deposited in a bank account and it was used to help... Read Full Story
by Hiedeh Farmani TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran has "illegally" frozen bank accounts belonging to Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, in a bid to step up pressure on the rights advocate and critic of the Islamic regime, her colleagues told AFP on Friday. Iranian authorities have also confiscated the Nobel medal and diploma that Ebadi kept in a bank box, drawing condemnation from Norway, which awarded the peace prize to the Iranian campaigner in 2003. "Her prize money was deposited in a bank account and it... Read Full Story
by Hiedeh Farmani TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran has "illegally" frozen bank accounts belonging to Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, in a bid to step up pressure on the rights advocate and critic of the Islamic regime, her colleagues told AFP on Friday. Iranian authorities have also confiscated the Nobel medal and diploma that Ebadi kept in a bank box, drawing condemnation from Norway, which awarded the peace prize to the Iranian campaigner in 2003. "Her prize money was deposited in a bank account and it... Read Full Story
AP - Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, her lawyer and Norway's government said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps they are taking against any dissent. Read Full Story
AP - Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. Read Full Story
by Hiedeh Farmani TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran has "illegally" frozen bank accounts belonging to Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, in a bid to step up pressure on the rights advocate and critic of the Islamic regime, her colleagues told AFP on Friday. Iranian authorities have also confiscated the Nobel medal and diploma that Ebadi kept in a bank box, drawing condemnation from Norway, which awarded the peace prize to the Iranian campaigner in 2003. "Her prize money was deposited in a bank account and it... Read Full Story
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AFP - Iran has "illegally" frozen bank accounts belonging to Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and confiscated her medal, in a bid to step up pressure on the rights advocate and critic of the Islamic regime, her colleagues said on Friday. Read Full Story
