France24 (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Norway said Thursday Iran had confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize of Shirin Ebadi, a human rights advocate who won the award in 2003, and that it had summoned Iran's envoy to Oslo to protest the matter. "The medal and diploma have been removed from Dr Ebadi's bank box, together with other personal items," Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement....
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... the Norwegian ambassador in response to the "interventionist stance" by Norway's foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, "in support of Ebadi's illegal activities." Earlier, Stoere called Iran's move "shocking" and said it was "the first time a Nobel Peace Prize has been confiscated by national authorities." Iran's decision to summon the Norwegian ambassador came two days...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... the Norwegian ambassador in response to the "interventionist stance" by Norway's foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, "in support of Ebadi's illegal activities."Iran's decision to summon the Norwegian ambassador came two days after Norway's Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Norway to protest the confiscation.Ebadi, a human-rights lawyer, won the Nobel Peace...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... been arrested, and a mass trial has sentenced dozens to prison terms. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called the move "shocking" and said it was "the first time a Nobel Peace Prize has been confiscated by national authorities." The Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Norway Wednesday to protest the confiscation, Imerslund said....
Prairie Weather (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the first time a Nobel Peace Prize has been confiscated by national authorities," Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement. ... Reuters
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
... outcome and called for a new election monitored by the United Nations.Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called the seizure of the medal "shocking" and said it was "the first time a Nobel Peace Prize has been confiscated by national authorities."
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Norway reacted with fury after Iran seized Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal and other pro-democracy accolades. The move against the human rights lawyer and Iran's first female judge comes amid increasingly drastic steps by Tehran against any dissent. In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, foreign minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called the move "shocking" and the first...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... 'Unheard of'In Norway, where a committee chooses the annual recipient, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said: "Such an act leaves us feeling shock and disbelief." I will return whenever it is useful for my country Shirin EbadiThe ministry summoned Iran's charge d'affaires to protest about the confiscation. Iran has not made any official comment on the issue. The Norwegian...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... Government to pay $60 million (£36 million) in compensation, a dollar for every Congolese citizen. Jonas Gahr Stoere, Norway’s Foreign Minister, called the sentences “completely unacceptable” and denied his Government had any role in the case. British and Norwegian diplomats have followed proceedings, regularly attending the tribunal and visiting the men in prison. The tribunal...
