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BARACK OBAMA: Women's rights appeal -BARACK OBAMA: Women's rights appealXperedon Charity NewsOther backers of the open letter include Afifa Azim (Director and Cofounder, Afghan Women's Network); William S Cohen (Former US Secretary of Defence); Shirin Ebadi (Founder, Defenders of Human Rights Centre); Robert P Finn (Former US Ambassador to ...and more »Posted on 24 May 2012 | 2:50 pm
Women in the Muslim World Need GenuineWomen in the Muslim World Need Genuine ReformHuffington PostShirin Ebadi described the 1979 Islamic revolution as "a revolution of men against women ". Hopefully, the same will not apply to the Arab Spring. A version of this article was originally published in The Australian. by Ida Lichter.and more »
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 11:45 am
ICC denies court is picking on Africans -Independent OnlineICC denies court is picking on AfricansIndependent Online... former British Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short, civil rights activists like Iranian Nobel Laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi and Egyptian uprising poster girl Mona Eltahawy, economists like Malawi-Swede Prof Thandika Mkandawire, ...New prosecutor Fatou Bensouda: 'Dangerous' to think ICC is anti-AfricanThe Maravi Postall 16 news articles »
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 8:55 am
Activists Urge NATO to Protect AfghanVoice of AmericaActivists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Women's RightsVoice of AmericaThe letter, signed by dignitaries, including former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, lays out steps to protect Afghan women's rights. Frank Jannuzi is Deputy Executive Director of Amnesty International's ...Plight of Afghan women foremost for human rights groupsCatholic Onlineall 2,732 news articles »
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 4:29 am
Oslo Journal, Part VI - National ReviewOslo Journal, Part VINational Review OnlineNargess Tavassolian has a famous mother: Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human-rights lawyer who was the 2003 Nobel peace laureate. (Ebadi was a speaker at the Freedom Forum last year. For my piece on her in National Review, go here.) ...and more »
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 4:14 am
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Meryl Streep, Sting, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko OnoArtists Meryl Streep, Sting, Joan Baez, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono and Patrick Stewart signed an Amnesty International Letter to Presidents Obama and Karzai on Afghan Women’s Rights.Posted on 21 May 2012 | 6:17 am
Activists Urge NATO to Protect AfghanCHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan activists say they fear gains made in women's rights since the fall of the Taliban will be erased after foreign troops leave the war-torn country. Like so many Afghans, Manizha Naderi has concerns about the fate of her country ...
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 4:37 am
Iranian Woman Activist Nargess MohammadiThe Melli-Mazhabi website reports that Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran, was transferred to Zanjan Prison from the Evin Prison infirmary in Tehran.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:12 pm
Lawyer who defends Iran activists jailedBEIRUT, Lebanon, May 9 (UPI) -- Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, who has defended political and human rights activists condemned to death, has himself been sentenced to nine years behind bars amid a crackdown on dissent that has resulted in a sharp increase in executions.
Posted on 9 May 2012 | 7:25 pm
Lawyer’s jail sentence upheldIran’s judiciary has upheld a nine-year prison sentence it handed human rights lawyer Mohamed Ali Dadkhah for acting against national security, the lawyer said yesterday.
Posted on 5 May 2012 | 10:11 pm
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Press group: Iran arrests Nobel laureate'sA press watchdog group says Iran has arrested a close associate of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi.Posted on 25 April 2012 | 1:06 pm
AP Interview: Ebadi details Iran injusticeWith her legs barely reaching the floor from atop a sofa, Shirin Ebadi doesn't look much like a thorn in the side of the Iranian regime.
Posted on 10 May 2011 | 12:47 am
Iranian Nobel laureate says oppositionIranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi said Monday that opposition to the Iranian government is growing, spurred by an increase in government violence, more human rights violations and deepening poverty.
Posted on 9 November 2010 | 12:14 am
Nobel laureate Ebadi says Iran oppositionIranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi dismissed concerns Sunday that Iran's opposition movement is faltering after a government clampdown foiled plans to hold mass demonstrations last week on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
Posted on 14 February 2010 | 9:32 pm
Tehran professors denounce violence onNearly 90 professors at Tehran University have told Iran's supreme leader that ongoing violence against protesters shows the weakness of the country's leadership, a pro-reform Web site reported Monday, reflecting a growing willingness to risk careers and studies to challenge the ruling clerics.
Posted on 28 December 2009 | 8:50 pm
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Posted on 27 May 2012 | 1:52 pm
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"The beauty of life is to fight in a"The beauty of life is to fight in a difficult situation." Shirin Ebadi
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 10:56 am
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Iranian Nobel Peace laureate ShirinIranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi is calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to do all it can to bring about the release of Iranian activist Nargess Mohammadi. شیرین عبادی، برنده جایزه صلح نوبل با ارسال ...Posted on 11 May 2012 | 5:43 pm
PeaceJam | Public Talk with Dr. ShirinOn Friday, April 20, 2012, Rocky Mountain PeaceJam was honored to host a night with 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, of Iran. Dr. Ebadi addressed a crowd of over 200 people at Colorado Heights ...
Posted on 2 May 2012 | 10:25 am
Shirin Ebadi Opposes Iran Sanctions,Shirin Ebadi is a Nobel Prize laureate, lawyer, human rights activist and fierce critic of the Iranian regime. Yet despite her opposition to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's policies, she opposes the current sanctions ...
Posted on 20 April 2012 | 9:15 pm
Shirin Ebadi comes to Denver asMairead Corrigan Maguire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work in Northern Ireland, has pulled...
Posted on 20 April 2012 | 1:53 pm
PeaceJam | Nobel Laureate ShirinNobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi was interviewed by the New York Times this past weekend about the need for the international community to focus on Human Rights in Iran -- not just the threat of a nuclear weapon! This is ...
Posted on 16 April 2012 | 12:25 pm
