Iranian Dissident Opposes Sanctions on Tehran

[Judi Lynn]

Source: New York Times

Iranian Dissident Opposes Sanctions on Tehran
By RICK GLADSTONE
Published: April 13, 2012

Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has no affinity for the authorities in Iran, who she fears would have her arrested or worse if she returned home. But she has found herself standing with them in opposition to the onerous nuclear sanctions imposed on her country.

As representatives of Iran and six world powers prepared to resume negotiations on Iran’s uranium enrichment activities this weekend in Istanbul, Ms. Ebadi said that the sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union were misdirected.

Although meant to pressure the Iranian government to compromise on its nuclear program, “the very stringent sanctions have really been a tremendous blow to people,” Ms. Ebadi said in a telephone interview. “The people need these sanctions to be removed for a sustainable life.”

The sanctions have contributed to acute shortages of foreign goods there, rising inflation and unemployment and a sharply devalued currency. Further deprivations loom, especially if a European Union ban on Iranian oil sales goes ahead as planned in less than three months.


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[xtraxritical]

1. I'm very sick and tired of all "world leaders" (political hacks)

including the leaders of the US, European Union and Iran, creating faux crises so they can posture as being "tough". That's all this crap is about, pure puffery and it has drastic effects on regular people.