Iranian Nobel Laureate: " Haleh Esfandiari's Arrest was Illegal"

Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Winner and lawyer was blocked by the Iranian government to represtent Haleh Esfandiari. Haleh Esfandiari works for the Washington-based Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. She was arrested on May 8, 2007, being accused of spying for the United States and Isreal.

Our goal is to inform Iranians and the international community that the government is not respecting its own laws and regulations," Ebadi said. "Her arrest was illegal." Shirin Ebadi continued to state: "I've known her for many years, and I know she is innocent."

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