Iranian dissidents win esteemed human rights prize

Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
A file photo taken on November 1, 2008 shows Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh posing in Tehran. (AFP PHOTO/ARASH ASHOURINIA)

Earlier today:

A pair of Iranian dissidents — a jailed human rights lawyer (above) and a banned filmmaker (below) — were named winners Friday of the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov Prize Continue reading Iranian dissidents win esteemed human rights prize