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Censored by the US, the Iranian judge who won Nobel Peace Prize

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"The Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, honoured for her work on democracy and human rights, is suing the United States government for blocking the publication of her memoirs"




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Iranian Nobel winner sues the US

Ebadi: The first Iranian and first Muslim woman to win the Nobel peace prize
Iranian Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi is suing the US government for blocking publication of her memoirs.
She argues in her suit that restrictions on the publication of books by authors in countries subject to US sanctions are unconstitutional.

American companies are banned from publishing books by authors in Iran, Cuba and Sudan.

Ms Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year - the first Iranian and first Muslim woman to win the award.

Missed opportunity

Ms Ebadi and the Strothman Agency, a literary agent that wants to represent her, filed the suit in New York last week.

On Monday, a federal judge agreed to add the lawsuit to comparable suits brought by other publishers and authors. No hearing date has been set.

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