Shirin Ebadi awarded LI Prize for Freedom
Liberal International has awarded its 2010 Prize for Freedom to Dr Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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Liberal International has awarded its 2010 Prize for Freedom to Dr Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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