http://www.smh.com.au/world/join-protest-urges-iranian-nobel-laureate-20100207-nky9.html
Join protest, urges Iranian Nobel laureate February 8, 2010 LONDON: A Nobel Peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi, has called on her fellow Iranians to defy the country's security forces and take to the streets this week on the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph Mrs Ebadi described her despair at the regime's brutality but urged Iranians to show defiance. ''I believe people should take part in the demonstration,'' she said. ''They should ask for their rights, but they should do it peacefully. Obviously, the regime wants people to be violent because it gives them an excuse to crack down.'' Mrs Ebadi, 62, a human rights lawyer who was awarded the peace prize in 2003, fled Iran during the turmoil after last June's disputed presidential election. She was speaking in London where she is living in exile. She believed she would be arrested if she returned to Iran. Hardliners in the Iranian regime were trying to intimidate protesters to stay away from Thursday's rallies: 10 days ago they hanged two men for their supposed role in the post-election unrest, and another nine have been sentenced to die. Telegraph, London; Agence France-Presse [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
