The people are fed up with corruption and embezzlement. They object to censorship. The first thing that the people of Iran want is free elections.
Shirin EbadiI have said many times that I wish there was no oil in the Middle East, and more water. People would have been much happier than they are right now.
Shirin EbadiUnfortunately, the United States and a few other governments have used the war on terrorism as a way of violating human rights. I am referring to the case of the Guantรกnamo Bay prisoners. This violation of the rights of prisoners has been so unbelievable that the United Nations has reminded the United States repeatedly that the treatment of prisoners should take place according to the preestablished conventions of the United Nations.
Shirin Ebadi