Iran arrests Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi's aide

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A press watchdog group says Iran has arrested a close associate of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Wednesday’s statement by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders says the group “strongly condemns” the jailing of Narges Mohammadi. Mohammadi was a spokeswoman for Ebadi’s now-banned Center for Human Rights Defenders. [caption id=“attachment_288687” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Reuters”] [/caption] She was reportedly detained on Saturday and brought to Tehran’s Evin prison to begin serving a six-year sentence following a conviction in 2010 after she was accused of anti-government crimes. Mohammadi had remained free pending appeals. Ebadi left Iran after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, which touched off unprecedented protests and harsh crackdowns by authorities. AP