On Sunday, April 19, 2009, AFP reported the following development: Human rights groups on Sunday challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to eliminate severe discrimination in Iran, ahead of his arrival at a UN conference against racism…
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Iran Arrests Ebadi's Former Secretary
TEHRAN (AFP) – The ex-secretary of Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi’s office was arrested for links with an organization of the banned Bahai faith, the Fars news agency reported on Friday. “Jinous Sobhani, a Bahai…
Police Raid, Close Offices of Shirin Ebadi
Agence France Press (AFP) has just released the news that the Iranian authorities have closed down the offices of Nobel Laureate human rights defender Shirin Ebadi. TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranian security forces have raided and…
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