North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.
Shirin EbadiThe government of Iran claims that every two years there are elections. But none of them are free.
Shirin EbadiEveryone's condition is different, and the way that each person lives his or her life is different.
Shirin EbadiOver 60 percent of the university students in Iran are female. The women in Iran are better educated than men.
Shirin EbadiThe international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran.
Shirin Ebadi