Iranian Nobel Winner's Office Shut Down
The Associated Press reports that Iranian authorities shut down the office of a human rights group led by
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi on Sunday as the group was preparing to honor a political activist who spent 17 years in prison in the Islamic republic.Learn more about Ebadi and her endeavors in the documentary SHIRIN EBADI, A SIMPLE LAWYER as it features an in-depth interview conducted in her Tehran office, speeches at numerous international conferences, and a visit to the children's center she founded.Labels: human rights, Iran, Middle East, nobel prize, repression, Shirin Ebadi