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Iranian Human Rights Defender Wins 2009 Martin Ennals Award

For Immediate Release: May 20, 2009

Madrid and New York Emad Baghi has been selected to receive the 2009 Martin Ennals Laureate Award. A leading Iranian human rights defender based in Tehran, Baghi founded the Society for the Defense of Prisoners’ Rights and has been a vigorous and outspoken opponent of the death penalty in Iran.


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