Human Rights Violations in Iran: an Update Blatant violations of human rights marked the end of September 2003.

With the parliament elections five months away, it appears that the hardliners, holding most positions of power (the judiciary, for example), are bent on stepping up their policy of repression against intellectuals, writers, students and political activists, especially those associated with the reformist bloc.

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EU to Call for Probe in Canadian's Death

European Union foreign ministers are set to ask on Monday for an investigation into the role of the Tehran prosecutor's office in the death of a Canadian journalist, a draft EU document seen by Reuters shows. Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, agreed to represent in Iran's courts the family of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian citizen of Iranian descent killed in custody in Tehran in June.

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Terrorism Headlines of the Week- 10/10/03

*A Strategy for Stemming Terrorists' Financing
*Homeland Security Dept. Planning 7 Offices Overseas to Screen Visas
*FBI Sent Money to Hamas in 1990s
*7 Canadians accused of links to terror still in foreign custody
*Report: Australia may boost funding for pro-Western schools in Indonesia
*US Says Former Suspect Tied To Chechen Terrorists
*Belgium investigates role of suspect Muslim couple in Al-Qa'idah network
*Italian-Moroccan gets 15 years jail for terrorism
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Shirin Ebadi - BIOGRAPHY
[Source: The Norwegian Nobel Committee]
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A Chance for Change in Iran

With its continued defiance of major international laws and world public opinion, is the international community prepared to confront the immediate threat that the clerical regime in Iran poses?
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