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'Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the Norwegian government said today. It said Ebadi's medal was seized "within the last week or so" from a safe-deposit box in Iran along with other personal effects. Ebadi, a human rights lawyer, won the Nobel peace prize in 2003 for her efforts in promoting democracy. She has long faced harassment from the Iranian authorities for her activities – including a raid on her office last year in which files were confiscated.'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/26/nobel-laureate-shirin-ebadis-medal-seized
"The seizure of the medal is an expression of the Iranian government's increasingly harsh approach to anyone it considers an opponent – particularly since the mass protests following the disputed June 12 presidential election."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/26/nobel-laureate-shirin-ebadis-medal-seized
"The seizure of the medal is an expression of the Iranian government's increasingly harsh approach to anyone it considers an opponent – particularly since the mass protests following the disputed June 12 presidential election."