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The role of Iran has been very destructive. As an Iranian, I apologize to the civilian people of Syria who have been killed as a result of the useless intervention of Iran in Syria.

Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 21
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Cyrine Abadi
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I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the world.
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