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Friday, June 26, 2009

Iran: Shirin Ebadi to be Prosecuted?

Official Iranian news agencies have published a letter claiming to be from lawyers, university professors, and families of veterans and martyrs, which requests the Justice minister, Gholam-Hussein Elham, to prosecute Iranian Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi for allegedly violating Islamic and constitutional law through her human rights advocacy, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today. Elham is also the spokesman for Ahmadinejad’s government.

link: Latest Updates on Iran’s Disputed Election - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com


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