never happened. In 108 years of history of the Nobel Prize for Peace, no scheme was ever thought of doing so. Including China and Burma, despite their governments did not have some degree the choice of the Dalai Lama and Aung San Suu Kyi. From Oslo, the seat of the International Committee of the Nobel Prize, now comes a story incredible, confirmed by her. The Revolutionary Guards, apparently in compliance with a set of the Court of Teheran, confiscated the commemorative medal (solid gold) given to Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003), his bank accounts seized, beaten and threatened her husband, Javad Tavassolian.
"Unfortunately I have to confirm everything - Shirin Ebadi said from London, where he lives since last June, in a sort of" exile "self-imposed, for fear of being arrested - I do not have words to express my astonishment, my indignation, my anger
Shirin Ebadi, noted for its commitment to human rights, was the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize and the first female judge of the Islamic Republic. After a brief career as a judge, had left the judiciary to pursue, as a lawyer, the defense of thousands of political persecution. A few days before the elections in June, had left the country to attend a conference in Spain. Since then, and after strongly criticized the results, accusing the regime of fraud, has not returned to Iran. "I'm not an exile, but I think I'm more useful to my country to be free citizens abroad rather than at home, but held in a cell." Both the Norwegian Government Swedish have strongly protested against the Iranian government, demanding the immediate return of the medal and the release from seizure of bank account where he deposited the sum Shirin Ebadi (1.3 million dollars) received by the Committee, that the Iranian authorities should maintain be taxed. "I'm his money, earned legitimately tax-exempt in tutti i paesi del mondo, Iran compreso" ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Jonas Gahr Stoere.
Shirin Ebadi in una foto dell'anno scorso, quando l'abbiamo invitata alla Stampa Estera di Tokyo, per una conferenza
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