Thursday, January 13, 2005

Iran orders Nobel winner to court

The BBC reports:
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Nobel winnerIranian Nobel Peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has been summoned before a Revolutionary Court in Tehran.

Ms Ebadi, a lawyer and human rights activist, told the AFP news agency that she had no idea what the specific reason for the summons was. She said she has not yet decided how to respond to the summons, which she has until Sunday to answer. more
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